A software engineer, Abhilash Chandrakant Dhone, 31, tragically died, and his wife, Ruchika, sustained minor injuries in a road accident near the National Cancer Institute in Hingna on Sunday. The couple, married just two months ago, were returning to Wardha from Nagpur when their Tata Nexon SUV collided with a truck attempting a U-turn on the Samruddhi Expressway.
Abhilash lost control of the car while driving at high speed, causing it to crash into the truck from behind. The right side of the car was severely damaged, and the roof shattered. Ruchika, seated on the other side, was protected by her airbag and escaped serious injury. Passers-by rushed to their aid, and the police were immediately notified.
Hingna Police and an ambulance arrived at the scene, and the couple was rushed to AIIMS, where Abhilash was declared dead. The police have filed a case against the truck driver and started an investigation.
A police official shared that Ruchika, a Nagpur resident, had married Abhilash, the son of a bullion businessman from Wardha, just two months ago. The couple often visited Nagpur on weekends and had been planning a grand Makar Sankranti celebration, their first festival together after marriage.
They had come to Nagpur for shopping in preparation for the event. Ruchika and her family are deeply shocked by the tragic turn of events, as they had never imagined their planned festivities would end in such heartbreak.