Before a tragic collision, a live video taken from inside a car traveling at 230 kilometres per hour (kmph) on Uttar Pradesh’s Purvanchal Expressway became viral on social media.
Tragically, the video also includes a prophecy made by one of the victims, who claimed, “Charo marenge (all four of us will die)” while live streaming the speedometer of the expensive car.
On Friday, a horrible speeding-related car accident on the freeway claimed the lives of four persons. The BMW car that the group was riding in was traveling at a speed of 300 kilometres per hour (kmph) on Uttar Pradesh’s Purvanchal Expressway when it collided with a container truck that was approaching from the other side. The container truck was reduced to a mangled heap, and the bloody bodies of the car’s occupants were scattered nearby.
The car was traveling from Sultanpur to Delhi at the time. According to reports, Dr. Anand Prakash, a 35-year-old Professor at a private medical college in Rohtas, was driving as one of his fellow passengers encouraged him to exceed 300 km/h. Ironically, he told the driver to accelerate up on the live video after saying, “Charo marenge (all four of us will die)”.
Dr. Prakash urged everyone to buckle up and promised to pick up the pace once they reached a long stretch of a deserted road.
Although it’s unclear if any of them were drunk, the video appears to show a can next to the driver, and the individual streaming it looks to be slurring.
Images from the crash site illustrate how devastating the collision was—the car’s engine and all four passengers were swept away and fell quite a distance.
An official added that the police and representatives from the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) quickly rushed to the area to conduct relief and rescue operations.
Anand Prakash, a native of Dehri, Bihar, Akhilesh Singh, a real estate agent, Deepak Kumar, an engineer, and Mukesh, a businessman, have been recognized as the victims. They were all in their mid-30s.
The container driver, who is accused of causing death by carelessness, left the scene. Police are attempting to find him.
The expressway, connecting Lucknow to Ghazipur district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2021, ahead of the Assembly elections in February-March.
