Biker killed in accident on Signature Bridge

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New Delhi, April 19

A motorcyclist died at Signature Bridge on Thursday after a metal wire pierced his chest, said a police official. The body was found by a passerby lying near the divider of the bridge. The passerby informed the police.

DCP AK Thakur said, "We have registered a case of death due to negligence. The man was on his way back home to Wazirabad".

On-going construction work at the bridge had loosened the metal wire.

The first reported motorcycle accident occurred at the Signature Bridge just days after it had been inaugurated by the Delhi government in November last year. Two medical students had died after their motorcycle rammed into the side of the bridge.

The motorcyclist's foot was caught in a stray wire hanging from a streetlight, which resulted in the victim's falling from the bridge at a height of around 30 feet.

Along with rash driving, the thrill of taking daring selfies at the bridge has become a headache for the Delhi government.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had directed authorities to develop and designate a safe selfie points at the bridge.

Since the inauguration of the bridge, a number of cases of improper parking and one-way violations have been reported as well, said a senior traffic police official.

22-year-old mowed down by speeding DTC bus

A 22-year-old student was crushed to death by a speeding DTC bus while he was crossing the road near Nizamuddin in south Delhi, a police official said today.

Honey Meena, a resident of Madangir, was a student of the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Arab Ki Sarai.

The Hazrat Nizamuddin Police Station received information regarding the accident that occurred on Thursday at noon, Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast), said.

The injured student was taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre where he was declared brought dead, the DCP said.

The bus was being driven rashly at a high speed by Naval Kishore Meena, a resident of Rajasthan, Biswal said, adding that the driver has been arrested.

Meena's father repairs furniture for a living while his younger brother is a student, the official added.