<p>The incident took place close to the Moolchand flyover at around 1.30 am creating an almost seven feet long crater on the road and sucking in a motorcycle that was passing over it.<br /><br />Two persons were injured in the mishap and taken to the AIIMS trauma centre, a senior police official said.<br /><br />An official of a contracting firm executing the project, who was present on the spot, said his team was examining what led to the sudden collapse of the road.<br /><br />The road was cordoned off and the huge pothole was being initially filled with water and sand.<br /><br />"The road is almost 50 years old. There might have been a cavity inside many years back which suddenly became active. We just overlayed it," said the official.<br /><br />He said the repair work was on and would take some hours.<br /><br />Eyewitnesses said the motorcycle was sucked inside the cavity which developed out of nowhere and the two persons riding it fell outside on the road.<br /><br />The Bus Rapid Transit system from Moolchand to Ambedkar Nagar, which came in for severe criticism after a number of mishaps on the stretch as well as the initial chaos that followed the opening of the first section, is in its second phase of construction.<br /><br />The first section was thrown open last year.<br /><br />The injured, Amit Kumar and Santosh, were admitted in the AIIMS trauma centre at around 2.40 am with superficial injuries, doctors at the institute said.<br /><br />Kumar (23), who was allegedly found to be under the influence of alcohol, was discharged at 9.45 am, they said.<br /><br />Santosh (29), however, left the hospital without informing the staff, they said.</p>
<p>The incident took place close to the Moolchand flyover at around 1.30 am creating an almost seven feet long crater on the road and sucking in a motorcycle that was passing over it.<br /><br />Two persons were injured in the mishap and taken to the AIIMS trauma centre, a senior police official said.<br /><br />An official of a contracting firm executing the project, who was present on the spot, said his team was examining what led to the sudden collapse of the road.<br /><br />The road was cordoned off and the huge pothole was being initially filled with water and sand.<br /><br />"The road is almost 50 years old. There might have been a cavity inside many years back which suddenly became active. We just overlayed it," said the official.<br /><br />He said the repair work was on and would take some hours.<br /><br />Eyewitnesses said the motorcycle was sucked inside the cavity which developed out of nowhere and the two persons riding it fell outside on the road.<br /><br />The Bus Rapid Transit system from Moolchand to Ambedkar Nagar, which came in for severe criticism after a number of mishaps on the stretch as well as the initial chaos that followed the opening of the first section, is in its second phase of construction.<br /><br />The first section was thrown open last year.<br /><br />The injured, Amit Kumar and Santosh, were admitted in the AIIMS trauma centre at around 2.40 am with superficial injuries, doctors at the institute said.<br /><br />Kumar (23), who was allegedly found to be under the influence of alcohol, was discharged at 9.45 am, they said.<br /><br />Santosh (29), however, left the hospital without informing the staff, they said.</p>