Overview

• In the early hours of June 22, a Maruti Ritz carrying five men from Haryana collided with a cement-laden truck near Asha Rodi village, killing four passengers.
• Authorities identified the deceased as Ankush and Paras from Sonipat, Ankit from Jind and Naveen from Rohtak.
• Vinay, the sole survivor, is receiving treatment at the district hospital in Dehradun.
• Dehradun police have detained the truck driver, Aftab of Saharanpur district, and impounded the vehicle while they probe the crash’s cause.
• The collision follows a series of deadly crashes across northern India that highlighted gaps in traffic enforcement and infrastructure.