NOIDA: A 58-year-old businessman died while three of his relatives were injured in a road accident in Sector 26 on Friday night. Police said that it appeared the businessman had lost control of his SUV and crashed into a tree.
Sanjay Gupta, a resident of NRI Residency in Sector 45, was returning home from a club where he had celebrated his marriage anniversary. The accident happened around 10.30pm. Sanjay, who was at the wheel, was new to driving the MG Hector — this was an electric model — which was bought by his nephew Nihit three days ago, police said.
Sanjay and four family members had gone to a club in Sector 26 for the celebrations in a different car, police said. On the way back, Nihit let Sanjay drive his new Hector. Other relatives followed them in another car. Nihit was in the Hector’s passenger seat.
Two relatives, Manisha and Ridhi, were in the back seat.
Police said soon Sanjay struggled to control the SUV, which hit the boundary wall of a house in A block of Sector 26, leading to a part of the wall caving in. “In a bid to stop more damage, Sanjay reversed the car, but it crashed into a neem tree behind. It seems Sanjay was driving it for the first time and could not control the automatic vehicle,” Sector 20 SHO Rakesh Kumar Singh said.
Sanjay sustained severe injuries. He and the others were taken to the nearby Apollo hospital by their relatives. Sanjay was declared brought dead. He had a head injury, which had caused a haemorrhage, police said. The impact of the collision was so severe that even the airbag could not help save him.