New Delhi, January 18: Delhi Police on Thursday apprehended the driver of a bus that was allegedly involved in an accident in which a 12-year-old girl died in Delhi's Sarita Vihar. The deceased girl, a resident of Madanpur Khadar area in the national capital was allegedly hit by a bus at Janta Flats Road today, police said.

Officials said that information about a fatal accident was received around 8.33 am at Sarita Vihar Police Station. On an inquiry it was found that the deceased was hit by a hired school bus. Delhi Road Accident: Two Police Inspectors Killed After Car Rams Into Truck Near Kundali Border, Disturbing Video Surfaces.

Girl Dies After Being Hit by School Bus

An FIR was registered under 279 and 304A of the IPC on the basis of the complaint by deceased's father after which the bus driver was apprehended and the bus involved in the accident was also seized by police. Delhi Road Accident: Mother-Toddler Killed While Crossing Road in Motorcycle and Two-Wheeler Collision; Case Registered.

The accused bus driver has been identified as Ram Vinod (42), a resident of Nagwa village in Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar district. The police are to still verify whether or not the detained bus was involved in previous accidents. Further investigation into the matter is underway.

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