At around 8 am on Sunday morning, a speeding car crashed into a small bus parked on the Yamuna highway, killing two people and injuring four others, including those from Central Africa Congo Of three people.
The bus carrying nine tourists who came to Delhi from West Bengal on vacation two days ago is heading from Agra to Delhi. Due to some technical failure, it broke down on the way and ran aground on the side of the road along the Yamuna Expressway. After the 14-seater bus stopped halfway, two tourists on the bus came out to check the problem. At this moment, three Congolese nationals walking on the highway ran into their speeding red Honda Civic and entered the bus from behind. . The accident caused the death of two tourists, other passengers in the car were injured, and all three people in the car were seriously injured.
According to the police, the dead were identified as 56-year-old Swapan Bhattacharya and 24-year-old Saheb Mandal.
According to investigator Avesh Malik, one of the injured was identified as 18-year-old Sneha Mandal-the sister of one of the deceased-in critical condition. The three injured citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo were identified as 23-year-old Lucy, 25-year-old John and 25-year-old Dieumerci. They used to live in rental apartments in Greater Noida and hold student visas. Two years.
“Dieumerci was driving the car at over 110km/hour at the time of the accident. Due to such a high speed, he possibly failed to spot the bus parked adjacent to the road,” Malik said.
The police stated that we had taken the injured to a nearby hospital and added that Sneha and the three Congolese are being treated. “The doctor announced the deaths of Bhattacharya and Mandal on arrival. The car broke down and all three people were trapped inside. We had to cut the car door to pull them out. The rescue operation took nearly half an hour,” said a person who asked not to be named. Said the police officer.
The police also said that although they did not find any alcohol or intoxicating substances in the car, they were checking whether the driver of the car was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
“We have received written complaints from the families of the two deceased. An FIR has registered the car driver and his blood sample has been sent for medical examination,” the official said.
News Source: Hindustan Times
