11-yr-old dies after being hit by bus in Patel Nagar

An 11-year-old girl was killed after being hit by a bus in the Patel Nagar area of central Delhi, police said on Sunday.

The incident took place around 9.30 pm on Saturday near Shadipur Depot, police said.

The driver of the bus, Kaptan Singh (40), a resident of Najafgarh, has been apprehended. The vehicle has also been seized for inspection, they added.

According to police, a PCR call regarding a road accident was received at Patel Nagar police station, following which a team rushed to the spot, collected evidence and initiated an inquiry.

“The body has been shifted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital for post-mortem,” a senior officer said.

A case has been registered and efforts are being made to ascertain the exact sequence of events, he added.