Five people were killed in a horrific road accident in Haidergarh on Purvanchal Expressway when two cars collided and caught fire near Deeh village under the Subeha area. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon.
According to eyewitnesses, a car rammed into another vehicle parked on the expressway. The impact triggered a blaze that engulfed both the vehicles, leaving no chance for those inside to escape. Five people, including a woman and a teenage girl, were burnt alive on the spot.
Four others sustained severe injuries and were rushed to the Community Health Center (CHC) in Haidergarh. Police officials and local residents reached the site immediately, and an investigation is underway.
Superintendent of Police Arpit Vijayvargiya stated that one of the cars was registered in Ghaziabad and the other in Delhi. Preliminary findings suggest that one family had stopped their car to drink water when the second vehicle crashed into it. Both cars were completely gutted.
The deceased were identified as Gulishtha (49), wife of Javed Ashraf from Varanasi (maternal home in Ghosi), Samreen (22), daughter of Javed Ashraf, and minors Ilma Khan (12), Isha Khan (6), and Ziyan (10).
The injured, Zeeshan, son of Ghaffar from Khanpur Ghosi, was also traveling in the same vehicle.
Authorities continue to probe the circumstances leading to the devastating collision as the injured receive treatment.
