A tragic road accident in the Loni area of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, on September 8 claimed the life of a young Uttar Pradesh Police constable. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Suraj, who was heading to join his very first posting at the Banthala outpost after successfully completing his police training. The fatal incident occurred when a speeding tractor-trolley hit his auto-rickshaw with massive force. According to police, the crash took place around 4:30 PM on September 8 along the Banthala-Chirodi road near Balaji Netralaya. Following the collision, the driver fled the spot along with the tractor-trolley. The entire sequence of events was caught on a nearby CCTV camera.
Constable Suraj sustained critical injuries in the crash
The violent impact caused a severe fracture in the thigh bone of Suraj's right leg, leaving him grievously injured. Hailing originally from Garhi Thakurdas village in Agra and belonging to the 2025 police batch, Suraj was sitting in the front passenger seat next to the auto driver while traveling from the Loni police station toward the Banthala outpost. After receiving information from local bystanders, the police arrived at the scene and rushed the injured constable to a private hospital in Kaushambi, where doctors declared him dead during treatment. The retrieved CCTV footage clearly shows the constable seated beside the driver when a passing tractor-trolley from the opposite direction strikes him, causing him to fall onto the asphalt.
Previous fatal accident reported in Muzaffarnagar
Road accidents continue to claim lives across the state. In another tragic incident in Muzaffarnagar on September 9 within the Budhana Kotwali area, a state roadways bus collided violently with two motorcycles. The crash was so devastating that three people, including a young girl, died instantly at the scene, while two others severely injured, identified as Idrish and Sajid, were promptly taken to a hospital by police, where they also succumbed to their injuries during treatment. The police seized the roadways bus involved in the crash.
