Six students killed, one injured in truck-car collision in Dehradun
Seven students were reported to be in the car, out of which six, including three boys and three girls, died on the spot while one student sustained serious injuries. Read further on Dynamite News:
Dehradun: At least six students were killed and one other injured when a truck collided with their Innova car here in Uttarakhand capital.
The accident happened near the ONGC intersection at 2 am on Tuesday.
Seven students in car
Seven students were reported to be in the car, out of which six, including three boys and three girls, died on the spot while one student sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the hospital for treatment. All the deceased and injured are said to be students of a private college.
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According to initial reports, the collision occurred when the truck rammed into the Innova with such force that the car was shattered into pieces. Somehow, the bodies and the injured were taken out by cutting the car. The bodies of the victims were shattered, and the halved heads of some were retrieved.
The truck's driver fled the scene, abandoning the vehicle.
Bodies shifted to hospital
Bodies of five students were transported to Doon Hospital, while one was taken to Mahant Indresh Hospital.
The victims, including both male and female students, were reportedly from Delhi and Himachal Pradesh. The deceased were identified as Guneet (19), Kamakshi (20), Navya Goyal (23), Rishabh Jain (24), Kunal Kukreja (23), Atul Agarwal (24). The injured was identified as Siddhesh Agarwal, a resident of Dehradun.
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Fruther investigation is underway. (with Agency inputs)