Four Killed as Ambulance Carrying Soldier’s Body Crashes Into Truck in UP’s Sultanpur
Police said the ambulance lost control and hit a parked truck, killing the driver and three relatives accompanying the soldier’s remains.
- On Sunday, an Army ambulance transporting the remains of Subedar Major Satyawan collided with a stationary truck on the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur, killing four people including three family members and the driver.
- The ambulance was traveling from Chandigarh to the soldier's native village, Galiya Dudhailla, in Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh, when it struck a stationary truck near the 79.6 km-mark in the Haliyapur area around 8 a.m.
- Victims include Satyawan's son Gaurav Singh , brother Rajan Chaudhary , and nephew Ram Samujh Singh , along with driver Jaspal . Gaurav and Jaspal died on the spot; the others succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Pithla-Kumarganj.
- Sultanpur Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal and District Magistrate Indrajeet Singh visited the accident site following the incident. Police have sent the bodies for post-mortem examinations while Subedar Major Satyawan's remains are held at the Haliyapur police station.
- Police continue investigating the collision, which reportedly occurred after the vehicle lost control and rammed into the parked truck. The incident underscores risks inherent to highway transport of sensitive remains during emergency operations.
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Ambulance carrying soldier's remains crashes into truck in UP, 4 killed
An ambulance carrying Subedar Major Satyawan's mortal remains to Deoria crashed into a parked truck on the Purvanchal Expressway, killing four occupants. The dead included his son, brother and nephew, while police said post-mortem and legal formalities were under way.
4 Killed As Army Ambulance Carrying Subedar Major's Remains Crashes Into Truck In Sultanpur
An Army ambulance carrying the mortal remains of a Subedar Major collided with a truck parked on the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur on Sunday, killing three members of his family and the driver, police said. The ambulance was taking
Army Ambulance Carrying Soldier's Body Crashes Into Truck In UP, 4 Killed
The last remains was being brought to his native village in Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh from Chandigarh when the accident took place around 8 am near 79.6 km-mark of the expressway in the Haliyapur
Ambulance carrying soldier's body crashes; 3 of his family members, driver killed
An Army ambulance carrying the remains of Subedar Major Satyawan collided with a stationary truck on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh, resulting in the deaths of three of his family members and the ambulance driver. The accident occurred near the Ayodhya-Sultanpur border.
Taking Subedar Major Satyawan Singh’s mortal remains home, 3 family members killed as ambulance crashes into truck in UP
An ambulance carrying the body of Subedar Major Satyawan Singh crashed into a stationary truck on the expressway. The crash, which occurred early Sunday morning, resulted in the deaths of four individuals in total. Those killed included his son, brother, and nephew traveling with the ambulance driver. Preliminary investigations suggest that the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel before the accident.
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