Daring escape: Girl survives terrible car accident by landing on overpass pillar |

Road accidents are on the rise and statistics show a worrying increase. Reckless driving, inadequate infrastructure facilities and a huge number of cars on the roads are leading to this alarming trend.
A girl who was travelling on a scooter narrowly escaped a serious accident when she hit the pillar of a elevated overpass near Noida Sector-25 after he was hit by a car on Saturday, September 21, police said.
Videos available on social media showed two men trying to free her from the pillar. A large crowd had gathered at the scene of the accident.

The police reacted quickly to the incident, arrived on the scene in time and rescued the girl. In addition to the girl, the two men who had tried to save her were also rescued with a handcar.
All three were taken to hospital for treatment, police said, adding that they had seized the vehicle that hit the girl's scooter.

“The police arrived at the scene immediately after receiving the information. A rescue team consisting of police and firefighters arrived, the girl was safely rescued. She was taken to hospital by ambulance. The two men were also taken to hospital … According to the information, it was a WagonR (which hit the girl's scooter). It has been seized by the police. We will ask the girl a few questions about the incident and take further action,” said ADCP Manish Kumar Mishra.

The Delhi Road Crash Fatalities Report 2022 of the Ministry of Transport shows that 50% of the deaths were pedestrians, while 45% involved drivers and passengers of two- or three-wheelers.
This report shows that the number of road deaths is becoming alarming, with 1,571 people killed in 1,517 fatal accidents in 2022. “It is worrying that these figures represent a 28% increase over the previous year,” the report says.
Of the total casualties, an alarming 97 percent are vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, motorcyclists, cyclists and passengers of motorized and electric auto-rickshaws. “This is much higher than the national average of 70.8 percent reported by the ministry,” it said.