A woman and her three-year-old son were killed and her husband was seriously injured after their Mahindra Thar collided with the rear of a truck trailer on National Highway-44 near Ratangarh village in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district on Tuesday night, according to police quoted by the Times of India.
The crash took place at about 10pm near Shahabad. The Thar became wedged beneath the trailer during the collision and sustained extensive damage. Its airbags deployed, but Mahak, 26, and her son Vihaan died at the site of the accident, the report said.
Mahak’s husband, Robin Gupta, 28, was rescued from the vehicle and taken to Adesh Medical College and Hospital for treatment. Doctors later declared the woman and child dead. The family were residents of Shahabad.
According to the report, the family was returning home after having dinner at a restaurant when the collision occurred. The vehicle had reportedly been purchased about a week before the accident.
The crash highlights the severe consequences of collisions involving heavy vehicles on National Highway-44, also known as the GT Road, although the available police account does not establish why the Thar struck the trailer or whether any traffic, visibility, vehicle or road conditions contributed to the incident.
The deaths led to grief in Shahabad and nearby areas. Mahak and Vihaan were cremated together on Wednesday, according to the report.
A Kurukshetra police spokesperson said the police were awaiting a complaint from the family before initiating further legal action. The source report did not provide details of any case registration, investigation findings or action against the trailer driver.
