Delhi: 4 hurt, 2 critically injured in after truck overturns on van in Wazirabad

The six are in hospital and police said that they are on the lookout for the truck driver

Six people, including a one-year-old boy, were injured after a container truck overturned and fell on the van they were travelling in at north Delhi’s Wazirabad on early Monday morning. Two of the six sustained critical injuries in the accident, said police.

A senior police officer said the accident took place when the van was headed to Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh via Ring Road. (HT Archive)

A senior police officer said the accident took place when the van was headed to Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh via Ring Road. The passengers inside the van were identifed as Amrinder Singh, 33, his wife Anita, 28, and their one-year-old son; his sister-in-law Kavita, 35, and Prabhu Kumar, 25, a neighbour. Pranjul Kumar, 21, was driving the van, said police.

As the van neared the CNG pump on the Ring Road at Wazirabad, a container truck coming from behind overturned while overtaking it, and fell on the van. All the six occupants were trapped inside the van. Passersby and locals rescued four of them, but the driver and Prabhat remained trapped inside the van, said police.

“A crane was used to lift the container truck and the van. The rescue team cut the van’s roof with a gas cutter and rescued the two men. They were critically injured. All six were admitted to a nearby hospital. They are undergoing treatment,” said the officer, adding that the driver fled the spot after the accident.

“A case has been registered and both the truck and the damaged van have been impounded,” said the officer.