Details of the Moradabad Collision: The four friends were trapped in their vehicle for nearly an hour following the crash. The car became wedged after colliding with the truck, and it took considerable effort from police and bystanders to free them. They were subsequently transported to the district hospital, where doctors pronounced Simran (18) and Shivani (25) dead. The injured men received immediate medical attention.
Rahul Kundu, from Titauli in Haryana's Rohtak district, was traveling with friends Sanju, Shivani, and Simran, who were returning from a trip to Nainital and Baba Neeb Karori.
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The group was heading back to Rohtak when the incident occurred.
As they entered the highway from Zero Point in the Mundhapande area, a truck traveling from Delhi collided with their vehicle. The impact was so severe that the car became lodged in the truck, which dragged it for approximately 50 meters before the driver fled the scene. The car subsequently crashed into a wall of an export firm and caught fire. Bystanders alerted the police, who arrived to assist.
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Efforts to extinguish the fire were made by the police and locals using water and soil. After about an hour, all four individuals were rescued and taken to the hospital, where the two girls were declared dead. The injured, Sanju and Rahul, are currently receiving treatment. SP City Kumar Ran Vijay Singh confirmed that a case has been filed against the truck driver based on a complaint from Anil Gosai, Rahul's father.
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A mobile phone was found in the car with Google Maps active.
The police discovered a mobile device in the car, indicating that the driver was using Google Maps for navigation. As the vehicle approached the zero point, a speeding truck collided with it.
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Both women suffered severe head injuries.
On Wednesday, the police conducted postmortems on the deceased women. The reports indicated that Simran and Shivani had sustained serious head injuries, leading to their deaths. Following the postmortem, their families took the bodies back to Rohtak. Both women were employed as nurses at Holy Heart Hospital in Rohtak.
Accidents continue to plague Zero Point.
Zero Point in Dalpatpur has seen numerous accidents, resulting in many fatalities. The steep incline from the Delhi side causes vehicles to speed, contributing to the high accident rate. Despite multiple plans proposed by authorities to mitigate these incidents, accidents persist, with over 30 lives lost in the past two years.
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Two young women tragically lost their lives in a highway accident.
A devastating accident occurred at midnight on Tuesday at the zero point of the Delhi-Lucknow highway in the Mundhapande police area. A truck loaded with cement pipes collided with a car, resulting in the deaths of Simran (18) and Shivani (25), both from Rohtak's Model Town in Haryana. Their friends, Rahul and Sanju, were critically injured and taken to the district hospital. The group had traveled to Nainital earlier that day and was returning home when the accident happened. The truck driver fled the scene after dragging the car for 50 meters.
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Following the collision, the car crashed into the wall of an export firm, causing smoke to billow from the engine. The truck driver abandoned the vehicle and fled. Bystanders quickly alerted the police, who arrived to rescue the four friends and transport them to the hospital, where the two girls were pronounced dead. SP City Kumar Ranvijay Singh confirmed that the injured are receiving care, and both damaged vehicles have been seized by the Mundhapande police.
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