A 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed after a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus allegedly ran over his motorcycle in Punjabi Bagh in west Delhi on Wednesday morning, officials said.

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According to the officials, a PCR call about a road accident was received at the Punjabi Bagh police station at about 7.23 am. The investigating officer who reached the spot found that a DTC bus had run over a motorcycle rider, they said.

The deceased has been identified as Sonu, a resident of Indira Colony in Punjabi Bagh, who was living with his family in the area, officials said.

"CCTV footage is being examined to identify and trace the offending DTC bus. Further necessary proceedings are being carried out as per law," police said. The bus had not been traced at the time of reporting.

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After the accident, local residents and members of the victim's family reached the spot and staged a protest, demanding the arrest of the DTC driver.

A series of fatal DTC crashes

DTC buses have been involved in several fatal accidents in the capital in recent months. On October 19, a DTC bus claimed the life of a motorcyclist in Vasant Kunj in southwest Delhi. Earlier, on October 17, one person was killed and two others were injured after a DTC bus hit an e-rickshaw, two bikes and a scooter rider in the Anand Parbat area, officials said.

In September, a 19-year-old youth was killed and another person injured after a DTC bus allegedly collided with a scooter on the Najafgarh-Nangloi road in front of Rathi Hospital, officials said.