Container Truck Overturns on Car in Dehradun, Killing Four; Six-Year-Old Boy Survives
Three Members of the Same Family Among the Dead; Family Was Travelling to Visit Pregnant Relative When Tragedy Struck
DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND: A horrific road accident at Mohabbewala Chowk in Dehradun claimed four lives after a container truck loaded with fertiliser overturned onto a Hyundai i20 car, crushing it completely. Three members of the same family and the car driver died in the tragic incident, while a six-year-old boy sustained injuries but survived.
The heartbreaking accident has left the family devastated. According to reports, the victims were travelling from Saharanpur to Dehradun to visit the pregnant wife of a younger family member. What was supposed to be a joyful family visit turned into an unimaginable tragedy.
According to eyewitnesses, the i20 car was travelling alongside a fertiliser-loaded container truck near Mohabbewala Chowk. As the vehicles crossed the rumble strips, the container suddenly went out of control and overturned directly onto the car.
The massive vehicle completely crushed the car, trapping all its occupants inside. The accident triggered panic and chaos at the spot, as passers-by rushed to help but were unable to rescue the passengers due to the enormous weight of the container.
Soon after receiving information, police and fire brigade teams rushed to the accident site and launched an intensive rescue operation.
A hydra crane was brought in to lift the container off the crushed car. After removing the heavy vehicle, rescue personnel used two cutting machines to cut open the car’s roof and reach the trapped passengers.
After nearly 20 minutes of strenuous efforts, the rescue team managed to pull out six-year-old Maher Kapoor alive. The child had sustained minor injuries.
His safe rescue initially raised hopes that the other occupants might also survive. However, four other passengers were pulled out in critical condition and rushed to Coronation Hospital in two ambulances, where doctors declared all four dead.
Three Members of One Family Among the Deceased
The deceased have been identified as:
– Mishresh Kapoor (38)
– Nisha Anand Kapoor (38), wife of Mishresh Kapoor
– Kiran Kapoor (63), mother of Mishresh Kapoor
All three were residents of Gokul Dham Colony, Saharanpur.
The fourth victim was identified as Neeraj, the car driver, also a resident of Saharanpur.
Six-year-old Maher Kapoor, son of Mishresh Kapoor, survived the accident but was injured.
A second loaded vehicle carrying tyres was travelling immediately behind the container truck. As soon as the container overturned, its driver applied the brakes, narrowly avoiding another collision.
Later, when police attempted to move this vehicle to clear the road and restore traffic movement, it failed to start. It was eventually pushed aside with the help of people present at the scene.
The most heartbreaking aspect of the tragedy is that the family was travelling to share happiness with their relatives over the arrival of a new member into the family.
However, before reaching their destination, the family lost three of its members in a devastating accident.
Six-year-old Maher, who survived the crash, has been left facing an unimaginable loss—the death of his father, mother and grandmother.
The incident has once again raised serious concerns over road safety and the movement of heavy commercial vehicles. The exact circumstances that caused the container to lose control and overturn remain a matter of investigation.
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