Two Indirapuram residents were among the 5 crushed to death when the car in which they have been travelling collided head-on with a mini-truck that was being pushed on the wrong side at the Delhi Meerut Expressway overdue Monday night, police stated. The useless consist of a 12 months old little one and an 11-year old girl. The driver of the mini-truck was arrested and his truck was seized soon after the accident.
The deceased has been diagnosed as Ashish Sinha, 33, his spouse Shilpi Sinha, 30, their one-yr old son Dev Sinha, Shilpi Sinha’s brother Sonu Kumar, 35, and his daughter, Kavya, 11. Sonu’s spouse Nidhi Kumar, 28, and their daughter, Shivi, 4, had been admitted to a hospital in Kavi Nagar and are said to be critical, police stated. The effect of the accident was so fierce that the mangled remains of the Maruti Alto vehicle were slightly recognisable.
“The families were returning late at night from Haridwar when their car collided head-on with a mini truck driving on the wrong side on the expressway near Masuri. The incident led to the death of five persons while two others were injured,” said Iraj Raja, superintendent of police (rural). “It was the Mundan ceremony of Ashish’s son, Dev, and both families left for Haridwar during early hours on Monday. It was at about 11 pm when the accident took place while they were returning home,” said Pappu Kumar, Sonu’s brother.
Ashish’s family is native of Alam Bagh in Lucknow while Sonu’s family resides in Makanpur (Indirapuram) in Ghaziabad.
Police stated the collision befell at a remote spot at the expressway close to the border region of Masuri and Bhojpur police stations in Ghaziabad. The police officers stated that the truck driver, recognized as Bablu Singh, a local of Amroha, was heading to Rishikesh in Uttarakhand from Ghaziabad.