LUCKNOW: A 30-second dashcam video purportedly capturing the deadly road accident involving Abaan Ahmed (21), son of slain mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, and his pal Sonu, surfaced on-line and went viral on Wednesday.The footage, recorded on August 6, exhibits a Hyundai Creta travelling at excessive velocity, overtaking a pickup truck earlier than apparently dropping management and crashing right into a highway divider. The impression was so extreme that the SUV was thrown a number of toes into the air.The video was recorded by the dashboard digicam of a automobile travelling behind the Creta.The accident occurred on August 6 within the Poonch police station space, round 70 km earlier than Jhansi, whereas Abaan and his companions have been travelling from Prayagraj to Jhansi to satisfy his elder brother, Ali Ahmed, who’s lodged in Jhansi jail.In accordance with the account accompanying the video, its location has been independently matched with the accident web site, with close by homes and different landmarks seen within the footage.A neighborhood reporter who reached the spot shortly after the crash additionally indicated that the placement and circumstances seen within the video corresponded with the accident web site.Preliminary stories had initially prompt that the driving force misplaced management whereas making an attempt to keep away from an animal that instantly got here onto the freeway.Nonetheless, the newly surfaced dashcam footage seems to point out the Creta overtaking a pickup truck instantly earlier than veering in the direction of the divider. The precise sequence of occasions resulting in the crash is predicted to be established by way of the police investigation.The Creta was reportedly travelling at round 120 kmph when it crashed into the divider on the aspect the place Abaan was seated.The collision brought on intensive injury to the entrance portion of the automobile and left all 5 occupants injured.Abaan and Sonu died within the crash, whereas three others — Umar Ahmed, Mohammad Zaid and Aslam — have been injured and brought to a close-by well being facility.A witness, Deepak Yadav, who was among the many first individuals to achieve the spot, mentioned he heard the sound of the collision and located the occupants trapped contained in the mangled automobile.When a door couldn’t be opened, he introduced an iron rod from a close-by home and broke it open to rescue them.In accordance with the witness’s account, Abaan was acutely aware for a quick interval after being pulled from the wreckage and recognized himself earlier than dropping consciousness. He had suffered extreme inner accidents.The autopsy examination reportedly discovered intensive inner trauma. Abaan had suffered ruptures to the liver, lungs and spleen, together with a number of fractured ribs.Docs attributed his demise to large inner bleeding brought on by the high-impact collision. Sonu, who was seated behind Abaan, reportedly suffered a deadly head harm and cranium fracture.The emergence of the dashcam footage has offered investigators with doubtlessly vital visible proof of the moments instantly previous the crash. Police are analyzing the video together with eyewitness accounts, forensic findings and different proof to find out the exact circumstances and reason behind the accident.
