A 36-year-old Air hostess working with the Air India died in a road accident on Friday morning as her office cab rammed into another vehicle on Rajokri flyover in South Delhi.
The deceased Shakambari Zutshi (36) was travelling towards the airport from her home in Faridabad when the accident took place, police said.
The Indigo cab she was riding in rammed into an Innova that had further hit into a truck. The impact of the accident was felt the most by Shakambari’s car since it was completely damaged. She succumbed during treatment but her driver continues to be in a critical condition and under observation at the hospital.
The occupants of the Innova car — a driver and a lady are also being treated for injuries. The truck driver immediately ran away from the site and police is looking for him. A case under Section 304 (A) (causing death by negligence) has been registered at the Vasant Kunj (South) police station.
Shakambari is survived by her husband and a child. The Air hostess was supposed to take the Kolkata flight on the fateful day. Her husband Rajeev Dhar is suffering from cancer.
The deceased was taking shorter duration flights from Delhi so that she could spend maximum time with her husband, said colleagues of the deceased. An Air India spokesperson expressed regret over the unfortunate incident expressing deepest condolences to the family. “We sincerely regret the unfortunate incident and express our deepest condolences to the family,” said the spokesperson.
“Both the vehicles were badly damaged and it appears that the drivers were overspeeding as the roads were empty in the wee hours. Further investigation will reveal the exact reason why the vehicles hit one another,” said a senior Delhi Traffic Police official.