Four of Bahadurgarh family killed in Delhi-Dehradun expressway crash
A devastating car crash near Halgoya cut in Saharanpur on the Delhi-Dehradun expressway claimed the lives of four members of a family from Bahadurgarh, Haryana, on Friday afternoon. The accident occurred around 3:00 PM when a hatchback, which was reversing on a flyover after missing an exit, was rammed from behind by an SUV.
The deceased have been identified as eight-year-old Shivansh, his grandmother Sudhesh Devi, 65, his uncle Praveen, 42, and his aunt Preeti, 33. Another family member, Jaidev, suffered serious injuries and remains in unstable condition at a hospital.
According to Satyadev, a family member who was traveling in a second car, the family of 13 had set out from Bahadurgarh at noon for an annual trip to Haridwar. The family was traveling in two cars, with one vehicle driving about seven to eight kilometers ahead of the other.
The hatchback carrying seven occupants missed a "cut" and mistakenly took a flyover. In an attempt to correct the route, the driver decided to reverse the vehicle on the flyover to ask an excavator operator for directions to the next exit. It was during this reversing maneuver that the SUV struck the hatchback from behind. The entire collision was captured on a local CCTV camera.
Satyadev received a call from his sister-in-law about the accident around 3:00 PM. By the time he reached the scene, the injured had already been taken to the hospital.
The tragedy has left the family devastated. Praveen and Jaidev, who ran a transport business together, were the primary breadwinners for the family. Praveen and Preeti are survived by two children, aged 10 and 13, who were traveling in the other car and witnessed the aftermath. Jaidev, who is still undergoing treatment, has not yet been informed of his son Shivansh's death.
The incident highlights the severe dangers of reversing on high-speed expressways, a practice often attempted by drivers who miss exits, rather than continuing forward to find a safe detour.
