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Crane rams flyover; biker injured

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— Photo: S. Subramanium

IN A JAM: The scene at Moolchand underpass in New Delhi where a railing fell on a moving Haryana Roadways bus on Friday leading to a huge traffic jam at the intersection.

NEW DELHI: A motorcyclist was injured and a bus damaged when a crane driven by a Delhi traffic police constable rammed a flyover in South Delhi on Friday, causing a part of the railing to fall off.

According to the police the incident took place at the Moolchand flyover at 7:15 a.m. when the crane, being driven by Om Prakash, rammed the flyover. Owing to the impact, a portion of the railing fell on a biker Harish, a resident of Sewa Nagar. He has been admitted to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences with head injuries.

Om Prakash was headed towards AIIMS from Lajpat Nagar at the time of the accident.

The broken part of the railing that fell on Harish also hit an inter-State bus, damaging it. The police have arrested Om Prakash for negligent driving.

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