New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) A 25-year-old man was run over by a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus while crossing a road in southwest Delhi's R K Puram area, police said.

The injured was identified as Satyam Sharma, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkar Nagar district, they said.

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Information was received regarding an accident at Tamil Sangam Marg in R K Puram. Police reached the spot and found a DTC bus plying on route number 610 near the central verge and that Sharma was lying under it, a senior police officer said.

Inquiry revealed that the accident took place when the bus was going towards R K Puram Sector-1 traffic signal and Sharma was crossing the central verge. He was taken to Safadarjung Hospital, where he was declared brought dead, the officer said.

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The bus driver, Sanjeev, has been arrested and a case registered against him under sections 279 (rash driving) and 304-A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at RK Puram police station, the police said.

The body has been preserved at a mortuary for post-mortem examination, they said.

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