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Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Fourth kanwariya hit by speeding ambulance in Ghaziabad dies in hospital
The fourth kanwariya injured after being hit by a speeding ambulance in Ghaziabad on July 19 succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, police said on Saturday. The other three victims had died soon after the accident. All four pilgrims were on their way to Haridwar on two-wheelers when the accident occurred. The ambulance involved belonged to a hospital owned by the family of a Ghaziabad MLA. The ambulance involved in the accident. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) The latest victim was identified as Ajay Kumar, 30, a resident of Harsh Vihar in east Delhi. The three victims who died earlier were identified as Ritik Singh, 23, Abhinav Samaniya, 25, and Sachin Kumar, 38, residents of Ghaziabad. The ambulance driver has been arrested. The accident took place in Kadrabad in Modinagar on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway. 'Ajay Kumar succumbed to his injuries late Thursday night. Ajay's father on July 21 had given a police complaint, and an FIR was registered against the ambulance driver, Monu Pal, 30, who has been arrested. The ambulance was also seized. We will file a charge sheet against the driver now,' said Gyan Prakash Rai, assistant commissioner of police of Modinagar circle. The ambulance belonged to Jeevan Hospital in Modinagar, which is owned by the family of Modinagar MLA Manju Siwach. 'It is an unfortunate incident. The driver, along with an attendant, was returning from Meerut after dropping off a patient. The driver lost balance as he was trying to avoid some commuters on the road. He was driving on his side, and the vehicle was not at high speed. After the incident, the attendant was assaulted by people on the road,' Siwach had told HT on July 20. The incident happened during the Kanwar Yatra when there were major diversions on the Delhi-Meerut Road. The FIR was registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 281 (rash or negligent driving or riding on a public way), 125a (acts endangering human life or the personal safety of others), 324(4) (causing loss of damages), and 106 (causing death by negligence) at Modinagar police station.
Indian Express
20-07-2025
- Indian Express
3 kanwariyas from Ghaziabad killed after speeding ambulance rams into them
Three kanwariyas were killed and at least three others injured late Saturday night after a speeding ambulance rammed into a group of pilgrims on scooters and bikes on the Delhi-Meerut road near Kadarabad village in Ghaziabad, police said. The ambulance, reportedly travelling at over 100 kmph, belonged to Jeevan Hospital in Modinagar — owned by Devendra Shivcharan, husband of BJP Modinagar MLA Dr Manju Siwach. Officials from Jeevan Hospital and MLA Manju Siwach's office could not be reached for comment. The Kanwar Yatra, which sees lakhs of devotees travel on foot or two-wheelers to Haridwar to collect holy Ganga water, often leads to heavy movement on highways. Police officers said they were ascertaining if the speeding ambulance was carrying any patients. According to the police, the Kanwariyas were on their way to Haridwar when the accident took place around midnight. The force of the collision was such that the pilgrims were flung into the air and landed several metres away on the road. The deceased have been identified as Hrithik (23), resident of Krishna Nagar in Ghaziabad; Abhinav Samaniya (25), resident of Kavi Nagar in Ghaziabad; and Sachin alias Johnny (23), resident of Tila Mod Police Station area, Ghaziabad. One of the injured, Ajay, a resident of Harsh Vihar, Mandoli, remains in critical condition. The police have not named the others who sustained injuries. Police said the ambulance was headed towards Meerut at high speed when it collided head-on with the two-wheelers. Locals alerted the authorities immediately after the crash, following which police rushed the injured to Modinagar's Jeevan Hospital and Meerut's Subharti Hospital. While some kanwariyas staged a protest late at night, police managed to disperse the crowd and pacify the situation. Officials said the vehicle has been seized, and further investigation is underway.
