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Family Tragedy: Car hits parked bus on expressway
29 Oct
Summary
- A car rammed into a parked bus, killing three occupants.
- Two children were rescued unharmed from the mangled car.
- The family was returning to Delhi after visiting Balaji.
A devastating road accident occurred on the Delhi-Vadodara Expressway near Lohatki village on Thursday morning, claiming the lives of three individuals. A family's car collided with a parked tourist bus, causing severe damage to the vehicle and trapping the occupants. The impact was so forceful that the car was pushed significantly underneath the bus.
Emergency services, including the police and fire brigade, responded swiftly to the scene. Their rescue operation was challenging due to the mangled state of the car. While two children were successfully rescued unharmed, a woman, a young girl, and a man tragically lost their lives. The tourist bus had no passengers at the time of the collision.
Authorities reported that the family was traveling back to Delhi after visiting Balaji. The driver, identified as Boom Prasad from Rajokri, Delhi, was reportedly driving at high speed when the car struck the stationary bus. The bodies were transported to Civil Hospital in Sohna for postmortem examinations, and an investigation into the incident is underway.