2 killed, woman injured in Dwarka E-way crash near Gurugram’s Sector 99

The trio were returning from Sohna Road after watching the FIFA World Cup final. Police said the truck driver fled the spot after the collision.

Two men were killed and a woman was injured after their Hyundai i10 rammed a truck on the Dwarka Expressway near Pareena Society in Sector 99, police said on Tuesday.

Police suspect the truck suddenly changed lanes and slowed down, leaving the driver with no time to avoid the collision. (HT Photo)

The deceased were identified as Dipank Malik, 20, a resident of Vani Vihar, and Saksham Sachdeva, 22, a resident of Vijay Vihar in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar. Pragati Vashishth, 20, who lives in Vani Vihar, sustained injuries and is undergoing treatment.

Police said the accident took place between 4.30am and 5am on Monday when the trio were returning home after watching the FIFA World Cup final at a club on Sohna Road in Gurugram. Saksham was driving the car.

A senior police officer said, “According to eyewitnesses, a truck was moving ahead of the car in a different lane. It suddenly changed lanes, came in front of the car, and slowed down. Due to the short distance between both the vehicles, Saksham was left with no time to slow down and ended up ramming the truck.”

Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram police, said Dipank and Saksham had lost consciousness. “The duo was rushed to the Civil Hospital in Sector 10A, where doctors declared them dead on arrival. Pragati was rushed to a private hospital in Dwarka Sector 18 and is currently undergoing treatment. Her condition is stable now,” he said.

An FIR has been registered against the unidentified truck driver under BNS provisions for causing death by negligence and rash driving. (HT Photo)

Mohit Sachdeva, Dipank’s maternal cousin, said, “On Monday morning, we got a call from police regarding the accident. They both were childhood friends.”

“Dipank was a third-year computer science engineering student in a college in Panipat while Saksham and Pragati worked in event management firms,” he added.

An FIR was registered against the unidentified truck driver under Sections 106 (causing death by negligence), 281 (rash driving) and 324(4) (mischief causing damage amounting to ₹20,000 or more but below ₹1 lakh) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Sector 10A police station.

This is the second fatal crash on the Dwarka Expressway within a week. On July 17, a cab driver was killed after an e-rickshaw carrying iron bars illegally entered the expressway’s high-speed lane and pierced his car.