Four killed as car gets trapped under container in Dehradun; child escaped unhurt

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Four people including three members of a family were killed after a car collided with a container truck and got trapped underneath it at Mohabbewala Chowk in Dehradun on Wednesday afternoon.

The accident took place around 3.30 pm when a Hyundai i20 car collided with a container truck. The car was crushed under the heavy vehicle, trapping its occupants.

On receiving information, a police team from Patel Nagar police station and personnel from the fire station rushed to the spot with rescue equipment. They managed to pull out the occupants from the mangled car.

Four occupants, who had sustained critical injuries, were rushed to Coronation Hospital by the police. However, doctors declared all four brought dead.

A six-year-old boy travelling in the car however escaped unhurt.

The deceased have been identified as Mishresh Kapoor (38), his wife Nisha Anand Kapoor (38), his mother Kiran Kapoor (63), and Neeraj, who was driving the car.

Police said three of the occupants belonged to the same family and were travelling from Saharanpur to Dehradun when the accident occurred.

By Shishir Prashant

Shishir Prashant is a senior journalist with extensive experience across some of India’s leading media organisations, including PTI, Business Standard, Deccan Herald, Moneycontrol.com and Kashmir Times. With a career spanning diverse facets of journalism, he brings deep expertise in politics, business, environment, sports, entertainment, education, current affairs and ground-level reporting, with a particular focus on Uttarakhand.

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