4 injured after Thar crashes into e-rickshaw in Noida's Sector 49, driver arrested

NOIDA: Four people were injured after a speeding SUV rammed into an e-rickshaw in Sector 49 on Monday. The accident occurred just a few metres from a private hospital, near the Sector 49 RWA gate.

Police said that a group of people from Barola village were travelling in an e-rickshaw when a Mahindra Thar allegedly hit their e-rickshaw from behind at high speed.


Eyewitnesses claimed that the SUV was being driven rashly. The impact was so severe that the e-rickshaw was left in a mangled state, and the four occupants were thrown onto the road. One of the front wheels of the SUV also detached from the car and rolled away. Bystanders rushed to help the injured men.


They also informed the police and ambulance services.

A team from Sector 49 police station reached the spot shortly and shifted the men to a private hospital nearby.

Doctors said two of the men were in critical condition and are under close medical supervision. The driver of the Thar has been taken into custody and is being questioned.

Police have seized both the damaged vehicles and initiated further proceedings. A preliminary investigation suggests that overspeeding and negligent driving were the primary causes of the accident. Authorities are also examining whether the driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time, though this is not officially confirmed yet. The SUV also lacked a visible front number plate. Police are probing into this as well.

Several videos of the accident have surfaced on social media, showing the damaged SUV, the wrecked e-rickshaw, the broken wheel lying on the road, and bloodstains at the site.

Locals have expressed anger over frequent incidents of reckless driving in Sector 49. They claimed that repeated requests to enforce stricter speed control measures did not yield adequate results. Police said strict action will be taken if the driver's negligence is established.