Car falls off Delhi flyover onto railway tracks, driver escapes

A man on Sunday morning lost control of his car, which tumbled over from the Mukarba Chowk flyover and fell on the railway tracks near Haiderpur Metro Station below, in outernorth Delhi on Sunday, police said.

The driver, Sachin Chaudhary (35), a resident of Ghaziabad, however, sustained only minor abrasions on his shoulder and face.

Police received information about the incident at Samaypur Badli police station in the morning.

A team was rushed to the



spot and found a car lying overturned on the tracks beneath the Ring Road, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outernorth) Hareshwar Swami in a statement said.

“Chaudhary told police that he was travelling from Peeragarhi to Ghaziabad when he lost control of the vehicle on the stretch of the flyover crossing the railway lines,” the officer said.

The car hit the pavement, jumped over the railing, rolled down a grassy slope, and landed upside down on the tracks,” the officer said.