Uttar Pradesh: Two dead, three injured as BMW hits e-rickshaw in Noida's Sector 24

Noida road accident: A speeding BMW rammed into an e-rickshaw in Sector 24 of Uttar Pradesh's Noida today (May 16) morning, leaving two people dead, police said. Three others who were on board the e-rickshaw have been hospitalised with injuries, the police added.

Two occupants of the erring luxury car have been taken into custody by the local police while their third partner is at large, the police said.

"Around 6:00 am, the e-rickshaw was on its way from the Noida City Centre towards 12-22 Chowk. Five people, including the driver, were on board the e-rickshaw," a police spokesperson added.

"When the e-rickshaw was near Sumitra Hospital, a speeding BMW hit the e- rickshaw from behind, leaving two people dead and three others injured," the spokesperson said.

Name of deceased 

Those dead in the incident were identified by the police as Mohammad Mustafa, 50, and Rashmi, 25, who worked as a staff nurse at the Metro Hospital in Noida. The police identified those injured as e-rickshaw driver Rajendra, 45, Pawan, 27, and Suraj, 20.

According to the spokesperson, two persons- Tushar Kumar and Adi Batra, both residents of Sector 41- who were in the BMW at the time of the crash have been taken into custody by officials of the local Sector 24 police station.

Aman Sisodia, the third person accompanying them in the car, fled the spot after the crash. He also lives in Sector 41, the official added.

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