Family Was Travelling From Noida To Prayagraj For Festivals
The accident took place around 1 pm near Bhatouli Mafi village, under the Sandi police station area of Hardoi, at kilometre marker 317 of the Ganga Expressway, approximately 40 km from Hardoi district headquarters.
Saurabh, Menaka and their elder son Vyom died on the spot, police said. Following information about the accident, police teams from Sandi, Bilgram and Harpalpur police stations rushed to the spot. Rescue personnel retrieved their bodies from the wreckage, while the critically injured toddler was rushed to a nearby community health centre (CHC). Doctors and medical staff attempted to revive him with CPR, but their efforts failed, and he was declared dead. Police are examining the circumstances leading to the accident, including how the SUV went out of control and crashed into the divider.
He was the only son of 65-year-old Jai Govind Upadhyay and had two younger sisters, both of whom are married. File photo of the family The family belonged to Prayagraj and was travelling from Noida to their native place to celebrate Bhai Dooj and Chhath with relatives. His family lived in EWS residential colony in Neem Sarai, Mundera, Prayagraj.
Shishir Upadhyay, the family had left Noida on Wednesday morning for Prayagraj, according to Saurabh’s brother-in-law.