Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 12: At least three people, including an infant girl and two men, were killed and five others injured after a dumper truck collided with an autorickshaw in northeast Delhi's Sonia Vihar area early Thursday.

A three-year-old girl travelling in the autorickshaw escaped unhurt in the accident, which occurred near Pusta No. 5 at around 5.17 am, according to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS).

A DFS official said the department received information about the collision, following which two water tenders, a quick response vehicle and an incident response team were dispatched to the spot.

The injured were identified as Raja, 32, and Rakhi, 30. The identities of the other three injured persons, including two men and a woman, were yet to be established. Two unidentified men and an infant girl were declared dead on arrival at the hospital.

The five injured persons and the three-year-old girl were taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital by local residents and a police control room vehicle before fire department teams reached the spot.

Police have launched an investigation into the accident and are working to establish the identities of those involved.

In a separate incident, a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) electric bus was completely gutted in a fire near an underpass in the Shastri Park area of northeast Delhi on Wednesday night.

The Delhi Fire Service received a call about the fire at 10.57 pm on November 11 from the E-Block underpass. Two fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and firefighters brought the blaze under control by 11.30 pm.

There were no passengers on board the bus at the time of the incident. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.