Were Tripling On The Speedway Where 2-Wheelers Are Banned; Only One Was Wearing Helmet
Lucknow: A bizarre accident claimed two lives on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway on Thursday. Three youths on a bike sustained critical injuries after they collided with a truck that the bike’s driver didn’t notice because he was apparently distracted by the sight of an aeroplane next to the expressway at Masuri.
The decommissioned aircraft now houses a restaurant, Hawa Hawai.
The sight of the plane apparently distracted the trio on the bike, who failed to notice what was coming up in front of them. Rahul (23), a resident of Badalpur in GB Nagar and Shivnanand (22), a resident of Bamheta in Ghaziabad succumbed to their injuries, while Sagar (21), a resident of Badalpur, suffered severe injuries and is undergoing treatment in Delhi’s GTB Hospital.
Additional DCP (traffic) Ramanand Kushwaha said the three friends were returning from Meerut after attending a wedding function. “Around 11pm on Wednesday, they were crossing the airplane-themed restaurant and were distracted by the sight and hit the truck moving ahead. The youths were rushed to District Joint Hospital in Sanjay Nagar by NHAI ambulance where Rahul succumbed during the treatment. The two other youths were referred to GTB Hospital for treatment, but Shivnanand died at the district hospital,” Kushwaha said, adding that at the time of the accident, only the driver had a helmet on.
“DME is a high-speed expressway on which operation of two- and three-wheelers and other slow-moving vehicles have been banned. Tripling on a bike on the speedway with no helmets on proved fatal for the two. From what we have found, the men were also driving the two-wheeler rashly,” police said.
This is not the first time when people, distracted by the airplane-themed restaurant, met with accidents on the expressway. On August 18, a 26-year-old youth and his mother were killed after a truck hit their bike from behind. At the time of the incident, Vikash and his mother, travelling from Meerut to Gurgaon, were gazing at the restaurant, police said.
