NEW DELHI: A 12-year-old girl on her way to school was killed after a school bus collided with the e-rickshaw she was travelling in near Majlis Park Metro Station in northwest Delhi on Tuesday morning, police said.The impact threw the child onto the road, following which she came under the bus and suffered fatal injuries.The deceased, identified as Priyanshi, was a resident of Rama Garden in Mukundpur.She was travelling to school in the e-rickshaw when the accident took place, officials said.Police said a PCR call regarding the accident was received at Adarsh Nagar police station, following which a team rushed to the spot near Majlis Park Metro Station and initiated rescue and legal proceedings.Preliminary investigations revealed that the school bus, driven by Kamal Singh (55), collided with the e-rickshaw carrying schoolchildren.“During the impact, Priyanshi fell from the e-rickshaw and came under the bus, sustaining grievous injuries,” a senior police officer said.She was taken to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial (BJRM) Hospital in Jahangirpuri, where doctors declared her brought dead.No other child travelling in the e-rickshaw was injured in the accident, police said.The e-rickshaw was being driven by Ajay Prasad (45), a resident of Mukundpur.Officials said the exact sequence of events leading to the collision is being verified.Senior police officers, along with the district crime team and the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team, visited the accident site.The body has been preserved at the BJRM Hospital mortuary for post-mortem examination.Police have seized both the school bus and the e-rickshaw.The bus driver has been apprehended and is being questioned, while his role in the incident is being examined as part of the investigation.A case has been registered at Adarsh Nagar police station, and CCTV footage from the area is also being examined. Further investigation is underway.(With PTI inputs)
