Overview
- A speeding car hit a parked container on the Samruddhi Expressway on June 28, killing five members of the Jivne family, while a separate CCTV‑captured crash on the Delhi–Dehradun Expressway the same day killed four relatives who were reversing after missing an exit.
- On June 30 a double‑decker sleeper bus carrying about 65 passengers rammed into a container on the Yamuna Expressway near Mathura, killing four people and injuring about two dozen, with police saying the conductor — not the licensed driver — was at the wheel.
- Police in all cases have registered FIRs, seized vehicles, examined highway CCTV and begun technical and post‑mortem inquiries, with investigators citing overspeeding, driver dozing and hazardous roadside parking as preliminary factors.
- Reporting across the incidents points to recurring safety failures: high speeds, unauthorized or fatigued drivers, poorly marked or illegally parked heavy vehicles, and gaps in on‑route enforcement such as limited patrolling and speed monitoring.
- Families and survivors are coping with loss and injury while officials face pressure to tighten enforcement, improve signage and barriers, and complete safety upgrades on expressways to prevent repeat tragedies.