Speeding Rolls Royce Crashes Into Oil Tanker On Highway Near Delhi, 2 Dead
Horrifying collision between tanker and Rolls Royce Phantom on New Delhi-Mumbai Expressway resulted in two people in the tanker being burnt alive.
New Delhi: Tuesday's terrible collision between a petrol truck and a Rolls Royce Phantom on the New Delhi-Mumbai expressway resulted in the deaths of two individuals in Haryana's Nuh . According to reports, the Rolls Royce was traveling at 230 km/h.
Three passengers in the automobile sustained injuries and are receiving treatment at a hospital in Gurgaon. They are Divya and Tasbir from Chandigarh and Vikas from Delhi, according to the news service PTI. Rampreet, the tanker driver, and Kuldeep, his assistant, were both slain.
The Phantom, which costs over 10 crore, was seen to be mostly destroyed in images from the site; one video showed the front reduced to a pile of shredded metal with the engine on fire and debris surrounding the vehicle. The car's doors were open, exposing its vibrant orange inside.
As locals explained to NDTV what happened after the accident, much less of the tanker was still standing; photos showed a crumpled mass of brown metal laying by the side of the highway.
"On that day, we responded to the accident within five to six minutes after learning about it. The tanker was on fire by the time the accident was over. However, nobody was in the car since they had fled, according to a local.
The five people in the Rolls-Royce were quickly removed, likely by family members or those who were following them in another vehicle, the police had earlier verified.
"There were perhaps five to seven, or even eight, cars grouped together; each was a'super car'.Escort cars were also present in the front and back.The witness claimed that they removed the people from the automobile, placed them in another vehicle, and then drove off.
The individual made an effort to recreate what he thought was the series of events preceding the catastrophe. "This lane" (indicating the far side of the road) is where the tanker was coming from.
It came to a stop and was waiting to turn around. The truck started turning on a clear road, but the car was moving so quickly that the control room reported its speed as 230 km/h.
A second man who spoke to NDTV voiced his displeasure that the tanker driver was being blamed for the collision. He criticized "stunt drivers" who race automobiles on Sundays, saying, "They are poor people... working for a living."
According to Ashok Kumar, Assistant Sub-Inspector of Nuh Police, people aboard the tanker were frequent travelers on this route at the time of the collision, and both trucks were traveling from Delhi.
"Eyewitnesses report that the accident was caused by the car's excessive speed. At this time, neither this nor the driving speed can be verified. The inquiry is still going on, he said.
"A U-turn is possible at the scene of the collision, but the exact sequence of events is still being determined. We are aware that the tanker was struck on its side. We are already interviewing those who were hurt and will shortly visit the Gurgaon hospital for this, the official continued.
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