A 30-year-old man was killed ,while arm of a woman lost her arm and three other occupants seriously injured on Wednesday when their car turned turtle, hit the divider and then hung from a flyover 50 ft above zero point on the Yamuna Expressway. A team of policemen took over two hours to rescue the victims.
According to police, the family was coming from Shikohabad and going towards Greater Noida. The accident took place around 10 am on the flyover which diverts roads to Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. The driver of the over-speeding vehicle got confused as to which way he had to take and while taking a sharp turn the car overturned several times and dragged around 30 metres before hitting and hanging from the railing of the flyover.
The car was hanging upside down as its bonnet got stuck to the railing. Police immediately cordoned off the road and brought two cranes which lifted the car from the flyover. A hydraulic crane was used to evacuate the family from the car. A team of 15 policemen and officials of Yamuna Expressway carried out a two-hour long rescue operation.
The passengers suffered grievous injuries and were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Kailash Hospital in Greater Noida around 1 pm. The driver — Sachin — a resident of Shikohabad — was declared brought dead. In the accident, Vineeta (40) lost her left arm. She was transferred to AIIMS where her condition was stated to be critical. Police said that Rajesh, owner of the car was coming to meet his relatives, along with his wife Vineeta Sidhana, son Sanidhya (18) and friend Bhagya Narayan Dubey (45).
The car was being driven by his driver. Rajesh is a trader in Shikohabad.