8 injured after truck collides with bus in northwest Delhi

Eight persons were injured today after a truck collided with a bus in northwest Delhi, police said.

The truck, which bore the registration number of Uttar Pradesh, was loaded with metal sheets and was on its way from Mundka to Kanpur when the driver of the vehicle lost control over it, they said.

Police received a call about the accident at 3 pm, police said.

The injured have been identified as Shiv Shankar (31), Avnish Singh (30), Ansul Singh (26), Arun Kumar (42), Ankit Kumar (26), Manish Kumar (36) Kamlesh (49) and Puneet Jain (26), a senior police officer said.

The truck driver was identified as Pushpender, while his helper was identified as Vinay Kumar Singh, both belong to Kannauj, the officer said.

The impact of the accident was such that at least seven to eight vehicles were affected, he said.

A case has been registered and further police investigation is underway, he said, adding that the driver is according.