New Delhi: Social media platform X has removed a video depicting the aftermath of the tragic Dehradun accident that claimed the lives of six students. X cited “gratuitous gore” violating its content policies as the reason behind the removal.
The accident that has sent shockwaves across Dehradun took place in the early hours of Tuesday when a group of students in an Innova crashed into a container truck. The accident took place around 1.30 am at ONGC Chowk, when the speeding SUV crashed into the truck’s rear left section. The force of the crash reduced the Toyota Innova with a five-star safety rating into metal scrap.
A night out turned into a tragedy in Dehradun’s ONGC Chowk on Monday night when a speeding multi-utility vehicle (MUV), Innova, collided with a container truck, claiming the lives of six students. The victims, all residents of Dehradun except for Kunal Kukreja (23) from Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, were identified as Atul Agrawal (24), Rishabh Jain (24), Navya Goel (23), Kamakshi (20), and Guneet (19).
The sole survivor, Siddhesh Agrawal (25), who hosted the party the group was returning from, is hospitalised in stable condition but is unable to recount details of the incident, The Times of India reported.
Inspector KC Bhatt from Cantt police station said, “Since the MUV’s driver, who owned the vehicle, did not survive, we are looking into legal alternatives as no charges can be filed posthumously.” He noted that early findings suggest speeding was the primary cause, and the truck driver was not at fault.
The crash occurred when the MUV, reportedly a new vehicle without licence plates, struck the truck’s left rear side, a known blind spot. CCTV camera footage revealed the MUV had been driving moderately earlier but sharply accelerated near the ONGC intersection, allegedly trying to overtake a luxury car, ToI reported.
The impact was devastating, with the MUV’s roof torn off, causing two passengers to be decapitated. Witnesses described the vehicle as mangled beyond recognition, the report added. The impact 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 NDTV.
The collision, which reduced the car to a mangled wreck, occurred around 1.30 am at the ONGC Chowk. The car rammed into the truck from behind and the six died on the spot, news agency PTI reported citing circle officer (City) Neeraj Semwal.
