Speeding cluster bus hits 2-wheeler in Delhi, crushes woman

NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old woman died on Saturday afternoon after a scooter on which she was travelling with her husband was hit by a speeding cluster scheme bus in outer Delhi's Narela. Police are searching for the bus driver who fled the spot after the incident.
In another incident, a Baleno car turned turtle in Mangolpuri on Friday. One of the occupants, 23-year-old Abhishek, was killed, while one person was undergoing treatment. Police said they are checking CCTV footage to ascertain the sequence of the incident. The car has been seized for inspection.
In the first incident, a police team that reached the spot was told that the bus driver lost control and hit the scooter from behind.
"The impact was such that the couple fell on the road. While the man received some injuries, his wife was critically injured. Both were rushed to the hospital. The husband was admitted for treatment, while the woman was declared dead. She has been identified as a resident of Swatantra Nagar in Narela," said a senior police officer.
Police said the woman's body was sent for a postmortem and they were trying to trace the bus driver who fled the spot after the collision. "CCTV footage is also being checked. A case of rash driving and causing death due to negligence has been registered against the driver. We have the details of the bus driver. Raids to arrest him are under way," the officer added.