Three members of a family, including two women died, while three children were critically injured in a road accident on the Yamuna Expressway on Thursday, when their speeding car rammed into a truck.
Padam Sharma (55), a Delhi share trader, and five others were in the car. Padam, his wife Rani Sharma (48) and his sister Geeta (44) died on the spot, while children Rajat, Aishwarya and Shobhit are critically injured. They are in the ICU of Kailash Hospital in Greater Noida. "All injured are still critical," said a police official.
According to a senior police officer, the family stays in Krishna Nagar, Delhi. "They had gone to the Sheetla Mata Temple in Manpuri district and were on their way back when their speeding car collided with a truck near JP Sports City as Sharma tried to overtake it," he said. The car was completely mangled after the high-impact crash and gas-cutters had to be used to bring out bodies, which were sent for post-mortem.