Four weight-lifters killed in accident near Delhi-Haryana border

Chandigarh Jan 7 (IANS) Four national-level weight-lifters were killed and two others including a world champion were seriously injured when the car that they were travelling met with an accident near the Delhi-Haryana border on Sunday police said.

The accident took place at around 4 a.m. near Alipur village of Delhi close to the Singhu border between Delhi and Haryana.

The victims were travelling on the Delhi-Panipat National Highway-1 in a Swift Dezire car.

While four weight-lifters were killed in the accident Saksham Yadav who won a gold medal in the 2017 weight-lifting championship for the country was seriously injured along with another weightlifter a police official said.

Yadav and the other injured weight-lifter were rushed to the Max Hospital in New Delhi s Shalimar Bagh for treatment.

The car according to the official first hit a divider and then crashed into an electricity pole.

Due to severe impact the car s roof was blown away.

The official said that the driver was speeding despite dense fog in the area.

The weight-lifters were travelling from Panipat towards Delhi.

--IANS
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