Bank Manager Among 2 Killed as SUV Submerges in Flooded Faridabad Underpass

Gurugram: Two people, including a bank manager died after a SUV car was drowned in flooded Old Faridabad Railway underpass in Faridabad, Haryana on Friday Night, following heavy rainfall in the NCR region. 

 The two deceased were returning to Faridabad from their workplace in Sector 31 in Gurugram when the incident occurred.   

Among the dead are Punyashrey Sharma who is the manager of HDFC Bank's Sector 31 branch in Gurugram, and Viraj Dwivedi, a cashier in the same branch. 

Punyashrey's Mahindra XUV700 was drowned in a underpass in Old Faridabad area was filled with water following heavy rains in Delhi and adjoining areas since Thursday.   

As per the police, due to the rainfall throughout Friday, the underpass was inundated and as a precaution, cars were being warned against entering it.

Police stated further that around 11:50 pm, an XUV 700 entered the underpass, ignoring all warnings and got stuck in the deep floodwater, following which water gushed into the vehicle.   

Passers-by tried to help the duo stuck in the car and after a lot of efforts, managed to get them out but one of them died on the spot. 

Sharma was taken to the Badshah Khan Civil Hospital by the police, where he was pronounced dead

"Their families have been informed. We will hand over the bodies to the next of kin after post-mortem examinations," said Inspector Samer Singh, SHO of the NIT Faridabad police station