Two persons were killed while another sustained fractures after a load carrier rammed a stationary truck on IFFCO Chowk flyover on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway on Wednesday morning.
The deceased have been identified as driver Shahnawaz (24), who hailed from Bihar, and Shahdat (22), who was from West Bengal.
Ayyaz (20), who sustained fractures in both legs, has been admitted to a hospital.
The impact of the crash was such that it took the police more than half an hour to pull out the load carrier from under the truck using a crane. “All three were travelling in the cab of the carrier. Two of them, including the driver, died on the spot. The third sustained injuries,” said Assistant Sub-Inspector Shastri.
The load carrier was transporting meat from Jaipur towards Delhi. The accident happened around 6 a.m. when the mini-truck hit the truck from behind as it stood aprked along the roadside due to a flat tyre.
After the police were informed, a team from the Sector 18 police station — accompanied by traffic police and civil defence volunteers — reached the spot.
