Noida: 1 killed,another critical in accidents

The deceased has been identified as Gaurav Vij.

Shortly before the fatal accident,another man,identified as Sunil Kumar Sharma,had collided with the staircase,the police said.

Doctors at Bharadwaj Hospital,where Sharma is admitted,said on Saturday evening he is still critical.

Police officers said Gaurav Vij,a student of Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (IILM),was returning to his hostel in Greater Noida after dropping a friend home. Vij was a resident of Panchkula.

The victim’s brother Ajay lodged the complaint with the police.

Sector-39 Station House Officer Anil Samania said: “He had come to Morna to drop a friend. On his way back to Greater Noida,around 11.30 pm,his motorcycle collided with the staircase. Street lighting near the construction site was poor.”

Vij was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival. The police said his family has been informed of the incident.

In the earlier incident on Friday evening,Sharma,though injured,went to the hospital on his own,SHO Samania said.

Sharma,a resident of Chalera,works with a Sony showroom in Badarpur,South Delhi,and was returning home when the accident occurred.

The police have registered a case of civic negligence under Section 304-A (causing death by negligence) and Section 427 (mischief causing damage of amount of more than Rs 50) of the Indian Penal Code at Noida’s Sector-39 police station.

Station House Officer Samania said,“The case has been registered against unknown Metro officials or whosoever is responsible for the incident — in this case may be the contractor.

“We are investigating the cases further.”

An official spokesperson of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said there was no negligence on part of the Delhi Metro authorities.