Two Delhi residents dead in accident on Yamuna Expressway

Agra | Monday | 9th July, 2018

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The two men were found dead near milestone 127 under Baldeo police jurisdiction of Mathura district.According to police, the accident occurred around 4:30 am. In the second accident, one person was killed and six were injured.A recent RTI reply by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) claimed that speeding was a major contributor to accidents on the expressway. Another accident occurred at around 4:20 pm on the expressway between milestones 115 and 116 under Mahavan police jurisdiction. Ashish was working in a private firm.”On July 4, a family from Delhi’s Sonia Vihar area, heading towards Agra, met with an accident on the Yamuna expressway near milestone 146 under Baldeo police jurisdiction in Mathura district. Out of 4,956 accidents between August 16, 2012 and March 31, 2018, a total of 1,161 accidents were caused by speeding..