Yamuna-Expressway: Three AIIMS doctors on birthday trip died in accident
What's the story
Three AIIMS doctors were killed and three others critically injured, along with the driver, when their car rammed into a mini-truck on the Yamuna Expressway near Mathura this morning. They were reportedly travelling to celebrate the birthday of a friend, who's among the dead. The collision presumably happened at high speed; a mangled door of the car came off its hinges.
Details
Part of the car reportedly entered the mini-truck from behind
The group was travelling from Delhi to Agra in an Innova. At 2:30am, they tried to overtake an Eicher mini-truck in the Surir Kotwali police station area. But the driver lost control and ran into the truck from behind. A part of the car entered the truck. Dr. Yashpal, Dr. Harshad and Dr. Hembala died on the spot. It was reportedly Dr. Harshad's birthday.
Stats
3 people died on the Yamuna Expressway daily in 2016
Rescue personnel rushed the other four - Dr. Catherine, Dr. Mahesh, Dr. Abhinav and the driver - to a local hospital. They were later transferred to AIIMS. The Yamuna Expressway is one of India's deadliest roads. According to NCRB, 30 accidents are reported on it every week. In 2016, as many as 1,193 people died in accidents on the Expressway.