Car rams into stationary truck near Palwal, 2 of Delhi family die

Palwal, October 11

A 54-year-old man and his 30-year-old son were killed when their car rammed into a stationary truck on the KMP expressway, about 10 km from here, on Saturday night. His wife and daughter were injured in the mishap.

The truck driver, who has not been identified, has been booked. Delhi resident Vinod Sethi (54) and his son Manoj Sethi, who was behind the wheel, died on the spot. Vinod’s wife Rekha and their daughter Megha (25) were injured. They were admitted to hospital. Their condition was said to be stable.

According to a complaint lodged with the police, the family was going to Shani Dev temple in Mathura (Uttar Pradesh). It is claimed the truck was parked in the middle of the road without parking lights on.The police said the bodies of the deceased were handed over to their relatives after the postmortem.— TNS