Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Accident: Pickup Van Mows Down 6 Sanitation Workers, 5 Injured

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Accident: According to police, a speeding pickup van crashed with six sanitation workers who were cleaning the Delhi-Mumbai Motorway near Ibrahim Bas hamlet in Firozpur Jhirka on Saturday morning were killed and five others seriously injured.

Around ten in the morning, the workers were performing normal maintenance along the high-speed corridor when the event occurred. The pickup van's driver ran away, leaving the car there.

The impact of the collision was so severe that the bodies of the deceased were mutilated, with body parts scattered across the accident site, spokesperson of Nuh Police Krishan Kumar said. “Our teams have collected the body parts and are currently identifying which part belongs to which victim,” Kumar added.

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The injured were taken to Mandi Khera hospital where they are undergoing treatment. “Preliminary investigation suggests that five of the deceased were residents of Kheri Kalan village, while one was from Jhimrawat village,” a senior police officer said, adding that identification process is still on.

The cause of the accident is being investigated. “The circumstances leading to the accident will be thoroughly ascertained with the help of CCTV footage and other available evidence. The injured workers are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital, and investigations are being conducted from all possible angles,” said station house officer (SHO) of Ferozepur Jhirka police station Aman Singh said.

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The police are investigating and have stated that a case will be filed after the formal identification and preliminary investigation are finished.

According to reports, the pickup van lost control and crashed into the workers as it was speeding from Delhi to Alwar.

The incident makes clear how urgently speed limits must be enforced and how workers on high-speed motorways must be protected.

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