Five people died in a tragic accident in Ratlam district Madhya Pradesh after the speeder lost control, plowed through the barrier of the eight-lane highway and crashed into a ditch on Friday morning.
The fatal accident took place on the Delhi-Mumbai highway under the jurisdiction of Rawti police station, around 30 kilometers from the district headquarters, Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar said. PTI.
“The car was heading from Delhi to Mumbai. The vehicle crashed into a barrier on the expressway after the driver lost control and fell into a ditch,” Kumar said.
The officer said the vehicle was traveling at an excessive speed. He completely demolished the sturdy aluminum safety barrier before descending into the ditch. The victims include a 15-year-old boy and a 70-year-old man.
“We suspect that the driver might have dozed off behind the wheel and caused the accident,” Kumar said.
Police pulled the bodies from the ditch and they were sent for post-mortem.
A comprehensive investigation into the circumstances of the crash is now underway.
Man killed, wife seriously injured in UP motorcycle accident
A 40-year-old man was killed and his wife critically injured after their motorcycle was hit by an unidentified vehicle on National Highway-19 in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district.
According to the news agency PTI report, Station House Officer of Chandauli Sadar Police Station, Sanjay Kumar Singh, said that the incident took place on November 12.
The deceased was identified as Vinod Kumar Kesari, a resident of Bhikaripur village, he said.
The SHO said Kesari was returning home from Saiyadraja along with his wife on a motorcycle when the accident took place.
The injured woman was taken to the district hospital, where her condition remains serious, he added.
Car hits stationary truck in Shamli, 4 dead
Four people died when their the car crashed the back of a stationary truck in Shamli district. The deceased have been identified as Vivek (26), Prandeep (30), Ashish (28) and Sahil (25), all residents of Sonipat district in Haryana.
The accident took place on the night of November 7 near the Bantikheda bridge on the Panipat-Khatima highway when four people were on their way to Muzaffarnagar, police said.
ASP Santosh Kumar Singh told reporters that the ill-fated car hit a stationary truck.
“All four people died on the spot and their car was badly damaged,” he said.
