Car spins out of control, crashes into divider on Purvanchal Expressway; father, son killed
VARANASI: At least two persons were killed and three suffered grave injuries when a car travelling from Delhi to Raunapar Chandpatti met with an accident near kilometre 216.2 of the Purvanchal Expressway at Ohni village under Tahbarpur police station in Azamgarh district after hitting the divider on Saturday morning.
Azamgarh's CO (Sagri) Deshraj Singh said, five people were travelling in the car, who all suffered injuries. They all were rushed to the divisional hospital, where two died during treatment.
Bodies were sent for post-mortem examination.
CCTV footage of the crash near Ohni village under Tahbarpur police station showed the car going out of control before hitting the divider.
It is suspected that the driver of car might have dozed off, causing the speeding vehicle to lose control.
The deceased were identified as Shadab, 52, a civil engineer from Sultanpur village under Ghosi police station, and his father Khurshid Ahmad, 83.
Shadab's wife, Asma Bano, 45, daughter Maira, 15, and son Adnan Ahmad, 9, suffered injuries. Shadab was driving the car in which his family was returning home in Mau district from Jamia Nagar's Haji Colony in Delhi to attend a relative's wedding.
After hitting the divider, the car overturned in the same lane and was badly damaged.
A UPEDA rescue team reached the spot and shifted the injured to the divisional hospital.
Later, Asma Bano, Maira and Adnan were admitted to a private hospital. Adnan's condition was stated to be stable. Police are investigating the exact cause of the accident.
Azamgarh's CO (Sagri) Deshraj Singh said, five people were travelling in the car, who all suffered injuries. They all were rushed to the divisional hospital, where two died during treatment.
Bodies were sent for post-mortem examination.
CCTV footage of the crash near Ohni village under Tahbarpur police station showed the car going out of control before hitting the divider.
It is suspected that the driver of car might have dozed off, causing the speeding vehicle to lose control.
The deceased were identified as Shadab, 52, a civil engineer from Sultanpur village under Ghosi police station, and his father Khurshid Ahmad, 83.
Shadab's wife, Asma Bano, 45, daughter Maira, 15, and son Adnan Ahmad, 9, suffered injuries. Shadab was driving the car in which his family was returning home in Mau district from Jamia Nagar's Haji Colony in Delhi to attend a relative's wedding.
After hitting the divider, the car overturned in the same lane and was badly damaged.
A UPEDA rescue team reached the spot and shifted the injured to the divisional hospital.
Later, Asma Bano, Maira and Adnan were admitted to a private hospital. Adnan's condition was stated to be stable. Police are investigating the exact cause of the accident.
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