Sixteen-year-old was among the three people killed in mishap; ailing father at AIIMS oblivious of his death

Mini bus runs over school boy's IPS dream

Sixteen-year-old was among the three people killed in mishap; ailing father at AIIMS oblivious of his death

Pradeep Tiwari, an aspiring IPS officer, got crushed along with his dreams when he came under the wheels of

the crowded RTV mini bus he had been clinging on enroute to Turkman Gate on Wednesday morning.u00a0u00a0

Tiwari died on the spot while Ankit got severely injured when the bus tyre suddenly burst, and due to imbalance, collided with a bike.

Ankit in anticipation jumped on the road, receiving multiple fractures in his right hand and injuring his legs. The incident claimed three lives and 24 passengers were hurt near the Metcalfe House bus stop on Ring Road.
"This incident has devastated everyone. Pradeep was one of the brightest students of our school. He was a hard working boy who wanted to become an IPS officer," said Babita Singh, social science teacher, Jain School, Daryaganj.

The parents of Pradeep are yet to recover from the trauma of their son's death. Pradeep's father who has tumor in his neck was admitted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), had to undergo operation on the same day, even before he could mourn the loss of his studious son.

Ankit's school management took care of his medical expenses as he comes from a humble background.
"I work as a sales man at a small shop in Ram Nagar. I was petrified when I got the news of my son's accident; my earning is not even sufficient for our daily expenses, forget about the treatment. I am indebted to the school authorities for their kind help in providing Rs 13,000 for the operation," said the teary-eyed father, Jitender Maheshwari.

Riyaz, owner of the bus, is absconding along with the driver and the conductor.
A case has been registered under the IPC section of 304A (causing death due to negligence) against the three.

DTC mows down siblings inu00a0New Delhi

Two school-going siblings died after being run over by a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus in the national capital on Wednesday.
Karan Pal Narang, 17, and his sister Ishu Narang, 13, were going to their Mata Jai Kaur Public School on a motorbike around 8.30 a.m. when the accident took place in Bharat Nagar area in northwest Delhi.
"Karan was driving the bike while Ishu was riding pillion. Their motorbike slipped near Deep Market and they were run over by a DTC school bus coming from the opposite direction," a police officer said.
The bus was returning to DTC depot after dropping children of Guru Har Kishan Public School.
Both the teenagers died on the spot.
They lived with their parents in Ashok Vihar Phase-I area.Thebus driver Ramesh has been arrested, the officer added.

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