While four members of a Meerut-based family perished in a road accident in East Delhi's Kalyanpuri area in East Delhi on Wednesday, the world of a 14-year-old boy came crashing as his father, who was driving the ill-fated Innova car, tried to come to terms with reality. Eldest son among four siblings, Mehraab came with his uncle to take back his father's body.
"We have'nt told mother about his father's death. My mother mostly remains sick. While coming here, we told her that father had a minor accident," said the boy.
Surrounded by the elders of the family, Mehraab was waiting for the body of his father, Merajuddin.
Moving in and out of the visitor's room, lost in thought, he uttered, "Abbu left home around 11 pm. He said that he will be back by 4 am. While waiting for him, I got a call from one of my uncles that father died in an accident.
"My father was not a reckless driver. He had bought a new Innova last month and on Tuesday, when one of the family friends called in to inform that a friend and their family are flying to Delhi, my father took it upon himself to ferry all," said Mehrab, son of the driver killed in East Delhi fatal accident.
My father is not a driver. He is into sale and purchase of cars in Meerut.
Mourning the loss of her sister and her family, cousin of Anjum (the deceased) Mohd Kauser Abbas, said, "My brother in law, Qamar Abbas Zaidi ran a garments shop in Meerut. On Tuesday, our relatives based in Iran were coming. This accident has left Abbas orphaned. Abbas is the only surviving member of the family of Qamar. At the time of the accident, he was at home in Meerut. A class tenth student, with his entire family wiped out in the accident, we worry about his future."