Saharanpur, Nov. 28 -- In a devastating accident, seven members of a family, including a four-year-old child, were killed after a speeding dumper truck overturned onto their car near Syed Majra village on the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway.
According to police, the dumper was loaded with gravel and was travelling at high speed when the driver lost control. The vehicle toppled onto the car moving alongside it, burying the car completely.
Rescue operations were extremely challenging. The 5-foot-high car was crushed to nearly 2 feet under the weight.
Three cranes were used to lift the dumper, and several hours were required to remove the gravel. By the time rescuers managed to cut open the car's roof and pull out the passengers, all seven occupa...