Heartbreak struck Ghazipur on NH-9 Thursday morning when a Ghaziabad-bound Kia Seltos lost control and plowed into a halted container truck right at the MCD toll booth opposite Vinod Nagar Depot. The fatal smash killed two women outright and hospitalized three others.
Local police mobilized post-PCR call, extracting survivors from the twisted metal. The deceased were Deepanjali, aged 38, and Neelam Garg, 55. Deepanshu Garg, the at-wheel family man, plus toddlers Vivan (5) and Vashu (3), battled injuries but are stable at Max Hospital.
Expert teams documented the wreckage, noting the car’s nose fully lodged in the container from the sheer velocity. Suspicions lean towards sleep overtaking the driver in thick fog, pending CCTV verification and witness statements.
An investigation case is active, with post-mortems scheduled. Bereaved kin notified. Amid winter hazards, Delhi Police escalates fog-driving workshops, speed checks, and highway vigilance to curb fatalities.
Echoing countless similar horrors, this crash demands urgent action: smarter toll designs, anti-fatigue tech, and collective responsibility to transform India’s highways from death traps to safe passages.