Speeding bus crushes delivery boy to death

A 21-year-old youth was crushed to death by a speeding school bus near Jain Mandir Chowk in the Dugri area on Sunday.

The bus driver, with the help of onlookers, took the injured motorcyclist to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Meanwhile, after coming to know about the incident, the victim’s family members vandalised the bus. Following which, the driver fled the scene. The vandalism caused chaos in the area. Police reached the scene after getting information and pacified the angry crowd. It caused a traffic jam for some time. After which, the police cleared the road blockade by moving the bus from the scene.

The deceased was identified as Jatin. He had a brother and a differently abled sister. Jatin managed his father’s scrap business and also worked as a delivery boy with Blinkit.

As per information, on Sunday afternoon, the deceased went to deliver some item near Jain Mandir Chowk when the bike hit a bus belonging to a private school. The bus driver took Jatin to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.

His family accused the driver of negligent driving. They demanded his immediate arrest. Police officials managed to calm Jatin’s family members by assuring them of a speedy arrest in the case.

Meanwhile, ASI Dharmender Singh said the police took the body in their custody and sent the same for a post-mortem examination. The absconding driver would be arrested soon.