Bihar MP’s son dies after vehicle hits divider on Greater Noida expressway
The victim, Ashutosh, was driving his White Creta car from Pari Chowk to Delhi. At 3.30 am, the car hit a divider and fell into an open space next to the road. Ashutosh was rushed to Jaypee Hospital, and died during treatment.
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At 3.30 am, the car hit a divider and fell into an open space next to the road. (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)
The 24-year-old son of a Bihar MP died after his car rammed a divider on the Greater Noida Expressway in the early hours of Saturday.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Gautam Budh Nagar) Dr Ajay Pal Gautam said, “We were notified by the authorities of Expressway police station about the accident. The victim, Ashutosh, was driving his White Creta car from Pari Chowk to Delhi. At 3.30 am, the car hit a divider and fell into an open space next to the road. Ashutosh was rushed to Jaypee Hospital, and died during treatment. Police are trying to ascertain the sequence of events.”
Ashutosh is the son of Veena Devi, present Member of Parliament from Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) in Munger, Bihar.Ashutosh is the son of Veena Devi, present Member of Parliament from Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) in Munger, Bihar. His father is Surajbhan Singh, former LJP MP from Balia constituency.
The body has been handed to the family after post-mortem, and the last rites will be performed in Bihar, said police.
Ashutosh, a resident of Delhi, was pursuing BBA from a private university. He was staying in Patna before he shifted to Delhi three years ago.
According to police, Ashutosh had left from his college hostel in Greater Noida to visit his mother in Delhi, who has been admitted to a hospital following an illness.
Police have, prima facie, ruled out any drunk driving, and are investigating if the victim fell asleep on the wheel.
Janata Dal (United) member Shailendra Pratap Singh, a close friend of Surajbhan Singh and former LJP spokesperson said, “Ashutosh was a fine young man. The family is in grief and shock. Both parents are not in a state to speak to anyone. They will receive the body at Patna airport and begin Ashutosh’s final journey.”
This is the second instance in which a Lok Janshakti Party member lost a child to an accident. In May 2017, Rajiv Singh, son of LJP MP Rama Kishore Singh, died in a road accident near Allahabad.
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