A party, a high-speed car chase and a grisly collision summarise the events that led to the death of six friends in Dehradun on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The Toyota Innova that was reduced to a mangled mess after the accident was allegedly racing with a BMW at a speed of more than 100 km/hour moments before it rammed a truck.

During the chase, the SUV with seven on board- all under 25 – approached the ONGC intersection but didn’t slow down, according to sources. When the truck appeared on the road and was almost through the intersection, the car rear-ended it.

The police have yet to comment on the chase angle but they confirmed that the car was seen speeding in the last 500-700 meters before the accident.

The impact was such that it tore off the roof of the SUV and the heads of two of the victims. The others were found crushed inside the damaged cars with some body parts scattered around the road.

The victims were identified as Kunal Kukreja (23), Atul Agrawal (24), Rishabh Jain (24), Navya Goel (23), Kamakshi (20), and Guneet (19). The five of them were Dehradun residents. Kukreja was from Himachal Pradesh.

A few unverified videos showed the victims drinking. The only survivor of the accident, Siddhesh Agrawal (25), allegedly hosted the party to celebrate his new car. He has been admitted to the Synergy Hospital in the city and is in critical condition.

The bodies of the students and the injured were taken out by cutting the cars

The victims are said to be students of a private college.

The police are yet to ascertain where they were travelling to and if they were drunk.

Six people died a horrific death in a car accident in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun earlier this week as they were returning from a party. The incident took place around 1.30 am at the ONGC Chowk on November 12 when the car they were in collided with a truck, reducing their vehicle to a mangled wreck.

A disturbing video of the incident is doing rounds on social media which shows the impact of the collision was so strong that it tore off the Toyota Innova’s roof and twisted it. Two passengers were left decapitated in the incident. The visuals also show one of the victim’s head ripped off, while another person’s body can be seen twisted inside the crushed car. Several other body parts of the victims are also seen scattered around the road.

According to media reports, a group of seven friends were returning from a party that night and were drunk.

The victims were identified as Kunal Kukreja (23), Atul Agrawal (24), Rishabh Jain (24), Navya Goel (23), Kamakshi (20), and Guneet (19). While, the seventh person, Siddhesh Agrawal (25), who had reportedly hosted the party in Dehradun, is the sole survivor but remains in a critical condition, the police said.

While six victims hailed from Dehradun, Kukreja is from Himachal Pradesh, officials said.

According to the police, it was not immediately clear where the group was coming from and an investigation is underway.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed grief at the loss of lives in the incident.

“The news of the death of six youths in a road accident in Dehradun is extremely heart-rending. I pray to God to grant the departed souls a place at his sacred feet and give strength to the bereaved families to bear the immense pain,” he said.

Mangled remains of the car after it got hit by a container, in Dehradun on Tuesday. At least six people were killed and one other was injured in the accident.
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Six students were killed and another was seriously injured when their car collided with a truck here in the early hours of Tuesday (November 12, 2024), police said.

The collision, which reduced the car to a mangled wreck, occurred around 1:30 a.m. at the ONGC Chowk. The car rammed into the truck from behind and the six died on the spot, Circle Officer (City) Neeraj Semwal said.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who was on a visit to Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag, expressed grief at the loss of lives in the accident.

“The news of the death of six youths in a road accident in Dehradun is extremely heart-rending. I pray to God to grant the departed souls a place at his sacred feet and give strength to the bereaved families to bear the immense pain,” he said.

The deceased students were identified as Kunal Kukreja (23), Atul Agrawal (24), Rishabh Jain (24), Navya Goel (23), Kamakshi (20), and Guneet (19). All of them were from Uttarakhand’s Dehradun except Kukreja who hails from Himachal Pradesh.

The seventh occupant— Siddhesh Agrawal (25)— has been admitted to the Synergy Hospital in the city and is in a critical condition, he said.

It was not immediately clear which institution the students belonged to and where were the coming from late at night.

Mr. Semwal said the cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, and they are examining CCTV footage from the area.