Overview
- In a Wednesday night hit-and-run near Nimka village on the Jewar–Khurja road, a speeding SUV struck and killed three migrant labourers and was later linked to an abandoned vehicle that led to an arrest late Thursday evening.
- On Thursday afternoon in Noida Phase-2 a Scorpio ploughed into a vegetable-laden loader and a motorcycle, killing two men and injuring four others as the SUV overturned and the driver fled the scene.
- Police have seized both SUVs, registered criminal cases, completed postmortems and inquests, and are examining CCTV footage, witness statements and forensic evidence to establish the sequence of events.
- Investigators say preliminary findings point to overspeeding as the primary cause in the Noida crash and witnesses and CCTV helped identify the vehicle involved in the Jewar hit-and-run.
- The victims include seasonal agricultural workers who rode on or near slow utility vehicles, a pattern that highlights risks for informal workers and could prompt renewed calls for stronger speed enforcement and roadside safety on single-lane peri-urban roads.