New Delhi, Mar 3 (PTI) Two men died after their scooter was allegedly hit by a bus in northeast Delhi, police said on Wednesday.

The two, both aged 40, were returning home in Loni in Ghaziabad after completing their work in Delhi on Tuesday, according to police.

The scooter was hit by a Haryana Roadways bus from behind at Sonia Vihar around 4.30 pm. Vijay and Tinku fell from the vehicle and got crushed under the wheels of the bus, an officer said.

The driver has been arrested and the bus seized. A case has been registered under sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 304A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code, police said. PTI

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