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Three Killed, Child Injured in WagonR–Truck Crash on Greater Noida’s Eastern Peripheral Expressway

Police have opened a negligence case against the unidentified truck driver.

Overview

  • The crash, reported early Monday on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway near Dadri, involved a WagonR that rear-ended a gravel-laden truck.
  • Police said the impact crushed the car’s front and trapped all four occupants, killing Vivek, his wife Mamta, and their friend Hariram.
  • The couple’s seven-year-old daughter survived with injuries and was reported stable at a hospital.
  • Investigators said the truck driver fled the scene, and a case for rash driving and causing death by negligence was filed at the Dadri police station.
  • Officers said the child waved down passing motorists for help, which triggered the emergency response.