22-05-2025
Dwarka tempo crash: 6-yr-old dies, toll rises to 4; driver held
New Delhi: A day after a tempo carrying 22 labourers and their family members overturned due to a tyre burst in Dwarka Sector 23, a six-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries, raising the death toll to four.
The vehicle's driver was arrested by police. Nine people were receiving treatment.
The accused driver was identified as Shabeer, a resident of Hazrat Nizamuddin. The Bihar govt announced compensation for the victims who were from that state.
"Chief minister Nitish Kumar expressed deep condolences on the tragic death of 4 people from Gaya (Bihar) in a road accident in Delhi. He described this heart-wrenching accident as extremely sad and prayed to God for the peace of the departed souls," posted CMO Bihar on X.
It further said, "chief minister has directed to provide an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Along with this, he also asked to provide the estimated assistance amount from other departments to the affected families."
Around 4pm on Wednesday, police received a call about the incident, whichtookplace near the Dwarka Sector-23 flyover. Initial findings suggested that a sudden rear tyre burst caused the vehicle to lose control and overturn.
Due to the impact of the crash, several passengers sustained serious injuries.
"Emergency services swung into action and all the injured passengers were rushed to a hospital in Dwarka Sector 9 for immediate medical attention. Three people were declared brought dead at the hospital. The deceased were identified as Ajit, his four-year-old daughter, and a three-year-old girl. All three were residents of Bihar." an officer said.
"One of the survivors said that they travelled from Bihar by bus and were on their way to a factory in Manesar. This statement is being verified," the officer added.
