Indian basketball player killed in head-on crash with dumper in Uttarakhand
A 24-year-old national-level basketball player died and his wife was seriously injured after their Maruti Suzuki Scorpio collided head-on with a 22-tyre dumper near Peerumadara in Ramnagar district, Uttarakhand, at…
Source: NST Online · October 3, 2026 at 3:02 AM · AI-assisted report
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NEW DELHI, 3 OCTOBER 2026 —
A 24-year-old national-level basketball player died and his wife was seriously injured after their Maruti Suzuki Scorpio collided head-on with a 22-tyre dumper near Peerumadara in Ramnagar district, Uttarakhand, at around 1.20 am on October 2, Bhaskar English reported.
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Yatish Yadav, a resident of Ghaziabad, was travelling with his wife Sheetal from Kashipur to Nainital when the dumper, bearing registration HR38 AC 4554, struck their vehicle from the opposite direction.
Police said Yadav died at the scene from the impact, which badly damaged the Scorpio. Sheetal was taken to Ramnagar Joint Hospital for initial treatment and referred to Delhi-NCR for further care. Yadav worked as a teacher at a private school and had married Sheetal four months earlier, Bhaskar English said. The couple had left for Nainital on a holiday trip.
Yadav’s father, Suresh Yadav, alleged the dumper driver was overtaking at high speed and entered the wrong lane, causing the collision. The family reached the hospital where a post-mortem was being conducted. Suresh Yadav demanded a fair investigation and action against those responsible.
Police are treating the case as a fatal road traffic accident. No official statement from Uttarakhand transport authorities has been released.