Gurgaon: Two persons were killed and four were injured in two separate accidents on Guragon expressway on Wednesday.

According to an official of the expressway patrol, Gajraj Singh, the first accident took place around 2.30 am on Udyog Vihar flyover when a car heading towards Delhi at a high speed rammed into a stationary truck on the flyover.

‘‘The cleaner of the truck was changing the punctured tyre. The car with a Delhi registration number hit the truck and the cleaner died at the spot,’’ said Singh.

The driver of the car also died on the spot. The accident could have caused more damage, had the truck been parked in the middle of the flyover.

The second accident took place later in the day on the South City flyover on Delhi-Jaipur stretch, when two cars collided with each other. Though, there were no casualties, four persons were left injured. They have been admitted to a private hospital in the city.

A senior official of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) held rash driving and violation of traffic rules responsible for the increased number of accidents.

‘‘The blame goes to the commuters, who often violate the traffic norms. Even in the second case, the two cars collided on the South City flyover when one of them suddenly changed the lane at a high speed. Drivers must follow the traffic norms and stick to lane driving on this high-speed stretch,’’ the official added.

Since the opening of these flyovers, several accidents have taken place on Gurgaon-Delhi stretch.

Last month, a mini bus had rammed into a pollution under control (PUC) booth and a tea stall adjoining a petrol pump near 32 Milestone leaving two dead. In another incident in February, two motor cycle borne persons were killed on the Udyog Vihar flyover stretch of the expressway when a speeding car hit the motor cycle from behind.

Source: TOI(Delhi-epaper)

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