Four from Haryana killed, one injured in car-truck collision near Dehradun

The Maruti Ritz car, heading from Saharanpur to Dehradun, had hit the truck from behind around 3 am. The police have seized the truck and detained its driver

Published on: Jun 22, 2025, 14:08:45 IST

By Neeraj Santoshi

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Dehradun: Four Haryana residents were killed and one injured early Sunday morning after the car they were travelling in collided with a cement-laden truck near Dehradun’s Asha Rodi village, police said.

The Maruti Ritz car, heading from Saharanpur to Dehradun, had hit the truck from behind around 3 am.

All five were taken to the Doon Medical College and Hospital and Coronation (district) hospital, where four of them were declared dead on arrival by the doctors.

Vinay, a resident of Sonipat, is undergoing treatment at the district hospital.

The deceased were identified as Ankush and Paras from Sonipat, Ankit from Jind, and Naveen from Rohtak. “We have informed the families of the deceased and injured and further action will be taken upon their arrival,” Dehradun senior superintendent of police Ajai Singh said.

The police have seized the truck and detained its driver. “The driver, Aftab, a resident of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh, was detained for questioning,” Singh said.

With the goal of reducing road accidents by 50% by 2030, the Uttarakhand Cabinet, chaired by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, on February 12 approved the Road Safety Policy, 2025.

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Neeraj Santoshi
Neeraj Santoshi is the Chief of Bureau for Hindustan Times in Uttarakhand, where he leads the state reporting team while covering government, politics, environment, wildlife, Uttarakhand High Court, and issues shaping the Himalayan region. With more than two decades in journalism across conflict zones, he has covered politically sensitive regions and environmentally fragile landscapes, and focused on stories that combine public interest with in-depth storytelling. An alumnus of Pune University with a Master’s in Communication Studies, he has reported extensively from Jammu & Kashmir (2003-2010), Madhya Pradesh (2010 to 2018 ) and Uttarakhand (Since 2018), covering subjects ranging from insurgency, elections and governance to wildlife conservation, mining, climate change, agriculture, human rights and social justice. He has covered politics and legislative assemblies of both Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh over more than a decade. Before taking over as Chief of Bureau in Uttarakhand, he served as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in Madhya Pradesh and earlier reported for both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express in Jammu & Kashmir, where he covered state politics, environment and insurgency-related developments. Over the years, his stories have focused on environmental degradation, wildlife, illegal mining, governance and the changing social fabric of Himalayan states and Central India. He is particularly interested in long-form explanatory journalism, and stories that explore the intersection of ecology, conservation, governance and society. Outside the newsroom, Neeraj enjoys reading widely on neuroscience, consciousness studies, Artificial Intelligence and quantum physics, with a special interest in Kashmiri Tantric Shaivist traditions. He is also passionate about wildlife, mountaineering and the Himalayas, interests that continue to inform his reporting and deepen his understanding of the region he covers.Read More

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