Youth killed as DTC bus hits footpath florist

New Delhi March 12 (IANS) A 25-year-old youth was crushed to death and three other persons were injured when a speeding DTC bus rammed into a footpath florist shop here on Sunday police said.

Police said the incident took place at around 9.50 a.m. when the speeding bus plying on the Nangloi-Lajpat Nagar route hit the shop on the footpath at West Avenue road in Nangloi area of west Delhi.

The injured were taken to a nearby hospital where one was pronounced dead Deputy Commissioner of Police Vijay Kumar said.

The injured identified as Mithun 33 resident of Paschim Puri Shankar 30 Rakesh Kumar 26 and Raja 25 from Bihar were taken to a nearby hospital where Raja was declared dead the officer said.

Police were informed of the accident by the bus conductor and driver Sandeep Kumar 40 was arrested from the spot he said adding that there were 25 passengers in the bus when the accident took place.

--IANS
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