Bank employees die after SUV gets stuck in submerged Faridabad underpass

Two people, a bank manager and a cashier died after their SUV got stuck in a submerged underpass in Old Faridabad around 11.30 on Friday night.

The underpass got submerged due to heavy rain in several parts of Delhi-NCR. The victims worked in a Gurugram branch of HDFC Bank and were heading to Faridabad when the incident took place.
According to one of their colleagues, the cashier was going to drop the bank manager at Greater Faridabad’s Omaxe City, where the latter resided on Friday evening. The colleague claimed that no barricades were present near the underpass, due to which the victims tried driving through it. However, their car got stuck due to the extent of rainwater, leading to their deaths.
He said that the bank manager’s wife contacted him for help after she found her husband’s phone switched off. Upon reaching the underpass, police informed them about the tragic death of two people. He added that the incident could’ve been avoided had the police placed barricades, informing citizens about the submersion of the underpass.

However, a police official denied the colleague’s claims that there was no barricading at the spot. He instead stated that the police had warned them about taking the underpass, but the two insisted on going through it and removed the barricades.
“There was police barricading and caution boards near the railway underpass. However, the two removed the barricades and insisted on going through the underpass. Water entered their vehicle after it got stuck and locked in the underpass, leading to their deaths. We’ll get to know if the two were intoxicated only after the postmortem,” said sub-inspector Rajesh.
He appealed to the public to pay heed to police warnings and instructions. The official also urged everyone to remain cautious and adhere to police warnings and traffic regulations.
Notably, several parts of Delhi-NCR received heavy rainfall on Friday, following which an orange alert was issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The national capital, parts of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are likely to witness heavy rain over the weekend.
(With inputs from Sachin Gaur)