In a tragic incident, a bus driver lost his life after being hit by a car driven by a Delhi Police constable in East Delhi’s Kalyanpuri area. According to reports, the incident took place on Thursday (October 31) night when the two vehicles – a car driven by the policeman and a coach driven by the deceased – collided head-on near Trilokpuri Road.

While officials said the driver of the auto-rickshaw, identified as 24-year-old Harsh, was immediately admitted to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital in critical condition, the driver of the car, identified as constable Varun Yadav, remained at the scene .

Talking about the details of the incident, DCP East Delhi Apoorva Gupta said, “Late last night, a man was admitted in critical condition at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital. The local police found out that the person was involved in a road accident and was hospitalized in a very critical condition We promptly registered a road accident case When we arrived at the scene, we found a car in which the victim was traveling, the victim was seriously injured .

“We have arrested the driver of the car and made him part of the investigation. Early findings reveal that both were coming from opposite directions. We immediately conducted a medical examination of the driver, including a breathalyzer test, which showed that his alcohol report was negative for further examination, the sample will be sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), she noted.

Notably, the constable, who has now been arrested, is stationed at Mayur Vihar police station and was on his way to attend a case under his jurisdiction at the time of the accident. Furthermore, more details about the case are being investigated.