Four people were killed and two injured when a dumper hit a crane in Delhi’s Sarita Vihar.

The crane was being used for CCTV installation.

An auto-rickshaw carrying workers was also hit.

The crash was at about 3:20 am on Sunday.

The driver was later apprehended.

Four people, including an HR manager, were killed, and two others were injured.

The dead worked for the company that was installing the CCTV cameras, and they included two cousins.

The dumper driver fled the scene after the collision and was later apprehended by police.

Investigators are checking CCTV footage, the dumper’s speed and route, the positioning of the crane and the auto-rickshaw, and the safety arrangements at the work site.

The injured were taken to hospital for treatment.

Work on roads at night is usually done to avoid daytime traffic, but it needs barricades, reflective markings and warning signs to keep workers safe.

Road safety guidelines call for traffic cones, lighting and advance warning signs around roadside work zones.

Police typically register a case for causing death by negligence in such accidents, and examine whether the driver was speeding or impaired.

The families of those killed are yet to receive full details, and the investigation is continuing.

The accused driver is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and the circumstances of the crash are still being established.

Sarita Vihar is a neighbourhood in south-east Delhi.

A medium-sized dumper is a commercial vehicle typically used to carry construction materials such as sand and stone.

Heavy vehicles are generally allowed to move through Delhi mainly at night, which is why night-time road work sites face particular risk.

The accident took place at about 3:20 am on Sunday, September 20, 2026, in Sarita Vihar in south-east Delhi.

A medium-sized dumper with a Haryana registration number, travelling from Noida towards Delhi, collided with a crane parked on the roadside.

Delhi Police vehicle (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Contractual DTC drivers and conductors are on strike over pay and service conditions.

They earn Rs 862 a day and are asking for Rs 2,000.

They also want medical facilities, social security, an annual bonus, paid holidays and leave.

The government says some benefits have already been approved.

The union says the protest will continue until its demands are met.

Thousands of buses remained parked at depots across the capital.

Services were reported to be hit in areas including Burari, Wazirpur, Nehru Place, Rajghat, Rani Khera, Ghumanhera and Sarita Vihar.

Long queues were seen at bus stops, and some e-rickshaw drivers were asking Rs 15 to Rs 20 for distances of two to two and a half kilometres.

Delhi Metro added train services during peak hours as more commuters switched to it.

Transport Minister Pankaj Singh said the administration had already approved certain benefits, including medical facilities, leave compensation, additional kilometre payments and death assistance.

The government distinguished between direct DTC employees and those hired through private contractors.

Union president Lalit Chaudhary said the drivers were not asking for anything unreasonable and that the protest would continue until the demands were met.

Reports differed on the day count, with one report calling Friday the fourth day of the strike and another saying it entered its fifth day on Saturday.

No emergency order to end the strike was reported in the accounts reviewed.

The strike began earlier in the week and continued through the weekend.

Many Delhi residents rely on DTC buses for daily commuting, so even a short strike has a wide impact on the city.

The strike by contractual drivers and conductors of the Delhi Transport Corporation continued through the weekend of September 19 and 20.

It is led by the DTC Karmachari Ekta Union, which claims that more than 10,000 drivers and conductors are taking part.

DTC low-floor bus, Delhi (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

A tragedy during the Ganesh festival in Mumbai left two people dead and four others injured in an electrocution incident.

It happened early on Sunday near a pandal in the Lalbaug-Kalachowki area.

The victims included an 8-year-old girl and a woman.

Police have booked the stall operator for negligence.

Investigators are looking into the electrical fittings at the spot.

At least four others, aged between 8 and 20, were reported to have suffered burn injuries and were undergoing treatment.

Police have registered an FIR against the operator of the nearby stall under Sections 106(1) and 125(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, alleging negligence.

Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita deals with causing death by negligence, and Section 125 deals with acts that endanger life or the personal safety of others.

An investigation has begun into how the loose wire came to be exposed and who was responsible for the electrical fitting.

The Lalbaug area draws large crowds during the Ganesh festival, and pandals and nearby stalls use temporary electrical connections.

Officials and civic bodies usually issue safety advisories about temporary wiring, earthing and open cables before festival crowds gather.

Devotees are advised not to touch loose or hanging wires, especially in wet conditions, and to report exposed cables to local authorities.

Wet conditions raise the risk of electric shocks from damaged wiring in crowded public places, which is why safety advisories stress caution in the monsoon season.

The injured were taken to nearby hospitals, and the woman who died had been admitted to Global Hospital in Parel.

The incident took place at around 2 am on Sunday, September 20, when devotees were present near the Ganesh pandal.

Electric shocks from a loose wire at a cold drink stall near Aastha Hospital on Dattaram Lad Marg in Kalachowki injured several people.

Ganesh festival decoration (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0