Gurgaon: Two women and a three-year-old boy were killed after a truck collided with an overcrowded three-wheeler from behind when it braked for a speed breaker near Kanwarsika village on Sohna-Nuh Road early on Saturday. The vehicle, which was meant to carry goods but was packed with 14 people including five children, overturned upon impact, leaving several others injured.
The crash occurred around 2:25 a.m. as the family was returning to Gurgaon from Agra after attending a relative's wedding. They work in the National Capital Region city selling incense sticks.
Pitarpal, one of the injured passengers, said the auto had slowed down suddenly due to a speed breaker when the truck hit it from behind. “There were 14 people in the vehicle. As the driver braked, a truck rammed us from behind and the auto overturned. Three people seated in front died. Those sitting behind were injured. My sister-in-law also died in the accident. The truck driver fled with the vehicle,” he added.
Passersby alerted the police control room, after which a team from Rojka Meo police station reached the spot and shifted the victims to the civil hospital in Nuh. Doctors declared three persons dead, while some of the injured were referred to a hospital in Delhi due to their critical condition.
The three deceased were identified as Chandni (20), Shanti (22), and Mridul (3), all from Uttar Pradesh but living in Gurgaon. Archna, Mridul's mother, was among those injured and is undergoing treatment.
Sub-Inspector Daya Chand said police rushed to the spot after receiving information and later handed over the bodies to the families after an autopsy.
A case was registered at Rojka Meo police station under sections 281 (rash driving) and 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. CCTV footage from the area is being examined to establish the sequence of events and trace the truck driver.
