NOIDA: A high-speed car crash on the Noida elevated road late on Friday night led to the death of a 25-year-old woman and left five of her friends in the vehicle injured.Police said the driver lost control and the car, a Nissan Carina, overturned. The group was headed for Murthal in Haryana’s Sonipat, a favourite weekend destination for its dhabas.The woman who died in the accident was identified as Bhumika (25). Originally from Gwalior, Bhumika had been residing at a paying guest accommodation in Sector 19 and worked with a private company.Police said they were alerted about the accident around 12.30am. “A police team took all the six victims to a nearby hospital, where Bhumika was declared dead on arrival,” said additional DCP Ashutosh Dwivedi.Another police officer told TOI that the impact of the crash was such that Bhumika’s neck got stuck in the car’s window and her head was partially severed. “It was difficult to extract her body,” he said. Bhumika was seated in the middle on the rear seat and was flung towards the window as the car lurched and overturned.The injured have been identified as Robin, Prabhash Sharma, Arpit, Abhishek and Shweta. Shweta is Robin’s friend while the others work for UNIVO Education Private Limited.”All the five were discharged after getting first aid. They told us that they met at Robin’s house in Sector 19 on Friday evening. Later they decided to go to Murthal to have parathas,” Dwivedi said.The car was being driven by its owner, Prabhash. “As he got onto the elevated road, he lost control and hit a divider on the right side before overturning,” he said.Police are probing if the driver was drunk. “Bhumika’s family has, meanwhile, reached Noida from Gwalior. The post-mortem report of her body is awaited, following which the family is expected to file a complaint,” a police officer said. “During questioning, Prabhash told us that they had been planning to go on a weekend trip for quite a while but could not due to work load. Finally, they got an opportunity for a late-night dinner,” the officer added.Traffic officials said that the speed limit on the 4.8km-long Noida elevated road is 60 kmph and violators are issued challans if caught on CCTV cameras. “We are also working to install sign boards and reflectors on the elevated road and people are urged to drive within the speed limit,” said DCP (traffic) Anil Kumar Yadav.Speeding was one of the top traffic offences in Noida last year, with 37,261 challans issued.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/25-year-old-woman-on-way-to-murthal-killed-in-car-crash-on-noida-elevated-road/articleshow/97832200.cms
