Engineering student killed in car crash

March 19, 2012

New Delhi, March 19: In yet another late-night crash due to speeding, a BTech student was killed and three others were left battling critical injuries after the Toyota Corolla they were travelling in hit a divider on Vikas Marg, near ITO bridge, then rammed a pole and rolled over several times, around 2am on Sunday.

Among those with grievous injuries are a budding cricketer, Shubham, 19; a 23-year-old DU girl, Nikita, who lost her arm in the accident and a 22-year-old youth, Gurjeet, who was driving. The six friends were on their way to India Gate after watching a movie at the Great India Place Mall in Noida, police said.

Shubhmeet Bishnoi, 22, who was declared dead in hospital, was studying engineering in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, and had come to meet his friend, Gurjeet. Shubham has represented Delhi in cricket, police said.

Death came at 100kmph

"The group first went to Laxmi Nagar to Gurjeet's house after the movie and then headed to India Gate to have ice cream. The car was at a very high speed, possibly much over 100kmph, and the driver lost control near the Rainy Well bus stand and hit the divider, then a pole and overturned three to four times. The car was badly crushed and passengers got trapped inside it," said a senior cop.

Two girls, Kavita and Chhavi, miraculously escaped with minor injuries. They got out of the car and made a PCR call. The other victims were taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital and Lok Nayak Hospital.

"No one was drunk at the time of the incident, so it appears that speeding was the reason why the driver lost control. The accident cell is investigating the cause of the mishap. A case of rash driving and causing death due to negligence has been registered against Gurjeet at the Shakarpur police station," an officer said.

Nikita, whose left hand had to be amputated as it was badly damaged in the accident, has been shifted to a private hospital, police said. Gurjeet was taken from LNJP hospital to Sant Parmanand Hospital during the day. He has a fractured leg, police said.

Bishnoi had come to Delhi to meet his friend, Gurjeet, who lived in Laxmi Nagar. The car belonged to Gurjeet's uncle, police said.

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June 17,2020

Moradabad, Jun 17: Two children died after they accidentally got locked inside a car while playing in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad, the police said.

Four children, aged between 4 and 7 years, locked themselves inside the car while playing and were found unconscious soon after, the police added.

"All four children were found unconscious in a car and they were taken to the hospital. Two of them died and the other two are undergoing treatment at the hospital," said Amit Kumar Anand, superintendent of police (city) Moradabad.

The children were related to each other, the police said.

The man who owns the car said the children had locked themselves inside. "When we reached, the children were in an unconscious state. Two of the four children died. The incident occurred around 8 am."

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June 7,2020

Behrampur, Jun 7: A migrant labourer spent two days in jungle after allegedly being denied entry to a quarantine centre and his village in Behrampur.

According to a local from the village, no one helped the labourer. "He came from Chennai. He went to the police and block office but no one helped. Then, he went to the jungle."

Later, the police took him to the quarantine centre.

As per the Union Health Ministry, there are 2,608 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Odisha, including 996 active cases, 1,604 recovered/discharged/migrated and 8 deaths.

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April 3,2020

Pilibhit, Apr 3: Two men were mauled to death by a tiger in the vicinity of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve here, an official said on Friday.

The incident happened in Richhaula Chowki of Gajraula area in the district on Thursday night when Ninder Singh (50) and his servant Dorilal (28) were sleeping on their agricultural field, Pilibhit Tiger Reserve Deputy Director Naveen Khandelwal told reporters.

The tiger also dragged them for over 500 metres, he said.

The forest department came to know about the incident when they were informed about it by Ninder's brother after which teams of police, district administration and forest department reached there.

The tiger was tranquillised on Friday by the forest department team and will be sent to Lucknow Zoo.

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