Yamuna Expressway is proving to be deathtrap for motorists. Yet again, four people were killed, while eight others were injured in two accidents on the expressway on Thursday night.
The first accident took place in Greater Noida area in which a Delhi-based businessman and his two sons lost their lives ,while his wife, daughter and another woman suffered grievous injuries. The second accident occurred near Mathura toll plaza in which an Afghani national died and five of his family members were injured while returning from Agra.
According to police, the first accident occurred around 9 pm when Vishambhar Singh, a resident of Mahavir Enclave in West Delhi (45), along with his family and a relative, was going towards Aligarh from the national Capital, when a speeding Tata Magic hit his WagonR car from behind 22 km before the zero point.
Vishambhar, who was at the wheel, lost his control over the car and rammed into central verge of the expressway. Vishambhar and his son Sachin (18) died on the spot and other four were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Kailash Hospital in Greater Noida, where his other son Sandeep (13) succumbed to injuries. Condition of the injured were stated to be critical. They all were going to Aligarh to attend a funeral.
Brajesh Kumar Singh, Superintendent of Police (Rural) of Greater Noida, said that a case has been registered against an unidentified driver at Kasna Police station and investigation was on.
Singh said that they have admitted the injured persons and have sent the bodies for post-mortem examination. They are also scanning the CCTV footages of the carriageway so they could identify the accused driver and his vehicle.
In another incident, Raza, an Afghani national, was killed and five members of his family, including two children and a woman, sustained critical injuries when a speeding truck hit their SUV on the expressway.
Those injured were identified as Alizan, Fatima, Alisina and Shakina. The family had come to Delhi for some official work and had gone to Agra to see the Taj Mahal.
The driver of the truck fled the spot. “We have managed to get the details of the truck,” a senior police official added.