3 AIIMS Doctors Killed After SUV Hits Mini-Truck On Expressway Near Delhi
Seven AIIMS doctors were travelling in a Toyota Innova SUV on the six-lane Yamuna Expressway
New Delhi : Three doctors of India’s top medical institution AIIMS were killed when the SUV they were travelling in hit a mini-truck from behind on Yamuna Expressway early morning today. Four more doctors were injured.
The seven doctors were travelling in a Toyota Innova SUV on the six-lane expressway where speed limit is set at 100 kilometres per hour.
Police said the Innova tried to overtake the Eicher mini-truck around 2:30 am when it lost control and hit the larger vehicle from behind. It is yet to be determined at what speed the SUV was trying to overtake the mini-truck. The mangled steel door of the SUV came off its hinges and was seen lying on the expressway, suggesting a very high impact speed.
The accident happened near Mathura, 60 kilometres from Agra, where the 165-km-long expressway ends.
Three of the AIIMS doctors who died on the spot have been identified as Dr Hem Bala, Dr Yashpreet and Dr Harshad. Four others — Dr Jitendra, Dr Catherine, Dr Abhinav and Dr Mahesh — have been taken to AIIMS in Delhi for treatment.
“The seven AIIMS doctors were going to Agra to celebrate the birthday of Dr Harshad (who died in the accident). Surgeries have been performed on the four injured doctors. All are out of danger,” AIIMS trauma care centre chief Dr Rajesh Malhotra said.
Police said the mini-truck has a Uttar Pradesh registration number. Its driver abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot, senior police officer Aditya Kumar Shukla said, adding they are looking for him now.
