Bulandshahr car crash: 5 dead, 3 hurt, CM Yogi expresses condolences
Bulandshahr, October 16: A speeding car crashed into a tree on Friday, killing five people and injuring three others who were on their way to a temple; police have sent the bodies for post‑mortem and are working to identify the deceased, while Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences to the bereaved families and directed officials to expedite relief work at the spot.
The Chief Development Officer (CDO) Nisha Grewal said the accident occurred near Ratanpur in the Narora police station area of Dibai tehsil, 40 km from the district headquarters. The family, hailing from Sidhpura in Kasganj district, was traveling in a van to visit Sarvamangala Mata (Belon Mata) in Belon village near Narora in Bulandshahr district. A speeding car collided with a tree near Ratanpur, in the Naraura police station area of Dibai tehsil, 40 km from the district headquarters. The impact was so severe that the car was completely destroyed. Police rescued the injured and transported them to a hospital by ambulance, from where they were referred to a higher medical center.
Five people died in the accident. They have been identified as Ramdin (50), a resident of Delhi Buzurg village in the Sidhpura area of Kasganj district, his son Lokendra, Lokendra’s one-year-old daughter Pragati, Praveen’s wife Babita (35), and the driver, Shivshankar Mishra (55).
The station house officer (SHO) Ramveer Singh said that a total of eight people were in the car. Five people died in the accident, while three were injured. A Panchnama (inquest report) has been prepared and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination. The injured are being provided with the best possible treatment.
