NEW DELHI: Pakistan High Commission Protocol Officer Rao Anwar was injured on Friday when a bus hit his vehicle in New Delhi, India.
Anwar’s vehicle was in Moti Bagh area of New Delhi when a speeding bus rammed into his vehicle. Subsequently, Anwar got injuries on his head and chest. His driver was also wounded in the accident.
According to the Indian media, the 45-year-old official from the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi was admitted to a private hospital in Chanakyapuri after the accident.
New Delhi police arrested the accused driver, Mukesh Kumar, and filed a case against him. During interrogation, Kumar told the police that brakes of his bus had failed due to which the accident occurred.
However, according to hospital sources, Anwar’s condition was out of danger.
After the accident, Anwar spoke to Indian media and said he went to the airport on official work on Thursday afternoon.
“I was returning to my office around 3.30 pm and there was a bus in front with a Haryana number plate. The driver suddenly applied the brakes to avoid a collision, but my car rammed the vehicle,” he said.
“Delhi Police reached the accident spot on time. Two-three people also helped me. I thank them for saving me,” the high commission official said.
“I have spoken to my family, colleagues and some officers,” Anwar said.
