4 of family killed as gram-laden truck overturns on car on Delhi-Jaipur highway; 5-year-old survives | Gurgaon News

4 of family killed as gram-laden truck overturns on car on Delhi-Jaipur highway; 5-year-old survives
The impact crushed the car beneath the heavy trailer, trapping its occupants inside.

REWARI: Four members of a family were killed after a truck loaded with gram (chickpeas) overturned onto their Hyundai i10 car on the Delhi-Jaipur National Highway near Bani Pur Chowk in Bawal, Rewari, late Saturday night.A five-year-old boy, seated in the middle of the rear seat, survived the accident with minor injuries.The deceased were identified as Deepak, Sarita, Nitin and Divya. The family originally hailed from Bholawas village in the Aloo Wali Dhani area of Banpur, Rajasthan, and had been living in Delhi for a long time.They had recently visited their ancestral village and were returning to their home in Dwarka when the accident occurred.The accident took place around 11pm near the flyover at Bani Pur Chowk. According to eyewitnesses, traffic congestion had built up on the flyover stretch.As traffic began to ease and the i10 moved forward, a speeding truck approached and hit another vehicle before its driver lost control. The trailer loaded with gram then overturned directly onto the car.The impact crushed the car beneath the heavy trailer, trapping its occupants inside. Two people died on the spot, while the injured were rushed by ambulance to Bawal Civil Hospital, where doctors declared two more dead.The five-year-old boy, seated between the other passengers in the rear seat, survived with minor injuries.Police personnel rushed to the spot after receiving information about the accident. A crane was brought in to lift the overturned trailer, while rescuers struggled to extricate the occupants trapped inside the crushed car.The windows had to be cut open to pull them out. The bodies were taken into police custody and sent for post-mortem examinations.Police informed the relatives of the deceased and the injured child, following which family members left Delhi for Bawal. The four bodies were handed over to the family after the post-mortem examinations.Inspector Satish Kumar, SHO of Kasola police station in Rewari, said the accident occurred around 11pm. He confirmed that the post-mortem examinations of all four deceased had been completed and the bodies handed over to their family members.The SHO said police were examining CCTV footage from cameras installed at the accident site and nearby locations to establish the sequence of events and identify the truck driver. The driver fled the scene after the accident, and teams have been formed to trace and arrest him.The accident and subsequent rescue operation disrupted traffic on the Delhi-Jaipur National Highway for nearly an hour, leading to long queues of vehicles. Police personnel eventually cleared the wreckage and damaged vehicles to restore normal traffic movement.Police are continuing their investigation into the circumstances leading to the accident and efforts are underway to apprehend the absconding truck driver.

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