India, Dec. 9 -- The family of a Delhi couple, who died after being left trapped in a mangled car on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway last week, has questioned the apathy of the authorities and the public, which might have led to the two deaths.

42-year-old Lacchi Ram and 38-year-old Kusum Lata died last Tuesday after their WagonR was hit twice in 22 minutes, with both drivers leaving the couple trapped in the car, bleeding. Several vehicles passed the mangled car, but none stopped to help as the couple remained in the car for 8 hours before their bodies were discovered.

"How could everyone miss an entire mangled car with two persons trapped and bleeding inside. It clearly means that either they were negligent or that all patrols are only ta...