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Father And Son Killed In Tragic Car Accident On Purvanchal Expressway
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News18•17-10-2026, 22:45
Father And Son Killed In Tragic Car Accident On Purvanchal Expressway
- •A Delhi-based civil engineer and his father died when their car rammed into a divider on the Purvanchal Expressway in Azamgarh.
- •The family was travelling from Delhi to their native village in Mau district to attend a relative's wedding.
- •Preliminary police investigations suggest the driver fell asleep at the wheel, causing the vehicle to go out of control.
- •The driver Shadab and his father Khurshid Ahmed died, while Shadab's wife and two children sustained injuries and were hospitalized.
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Preliminary investigations indicate that the driver fell asleep at the wheel, causing the speeding car to veer off, hit the divider, and overturn on the expressway.
The accident claimed the lives of Delhi-based civil engineer Shadab and his 83-year-old father, Khurshid Ahmed. Shadab's wife, Asma Bano, and their two children, Mayra and Adnan Ahmed, sustained injuries and were admitted to a private hospital.
The family was traveling from Delhi to their native village in the Mau district of Uttar Pradesh to attend a relative's wedding when the tragedy struck near Ohni village.
