NEW DELHI: A minor girl was crushed to death, her elder brother injured in an accident on Friday after a speeding dumper hit them, over taking a bus in
south Delhi, police said.
Police said the accident occurred at around 7am when the victims identified
Raju, 14, and his younger sister,Ishrat, 12, were going to school in
Sarita Vihar near
Shaheen Bagh.
"When
Ishrat and Raju were walking beside to footpath on Shaheen Bagh road, a speeding dumper while over taking to a bus, lost balance due to a collision with bus. The dumper crushed Raju and Ishrat", Deputy Commissioner of Police Chinmoy Biswal said.
"Some passerbye informed local police and Ishrat and Raju were taken to near by hospital, where she was declared brought dead, while Raju is undergoing treatment",the officer said.
They were staying in
Shram Vihar slum and students of a Government school in Noor Nagar, the officer added.
