Journalist among 2 dead in Yamuna e-way accident

Noida: A Lucknow-based journalist and his driver died after a heavy vehicle hit an Innova, in which they were travelling, near Knowledge Park area along Yamuna Expressway on the intervening night of April 28 and29.
Police said Vijendra and Praveen Kumar died on the spot, while Vijendra’s friend Neeraj Ahuja suffered serious injuries. The car was being driven by Praveen.
The incident, according to the police, happened around 3 am when the three were travelling from Greater Noida to Delhi. The SUV was rammed by a heavy vehicle from behind.
Vijendra’s brother Vivek has lodged a complaint with the police.
Vijendra worked as a journalist with several newspapers in Lucknow, a police officer said. He was from Haryana’s Panipat.
The police officer said the bodies of Vijendra and Praveen were stuck inside the car as its bonnet got crushed in the impact.
“The bodies had to be removed using cutters,” sub inspector Cheda Lal said.
Knowledge Park SHO Sanjay Kumar said an FIR has been lodged under IPC sections 304a (death due to negligence) and 279 (rash driving).