Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Doctor Dies in Sultanpur Crash While Rushing to Surgery
A car carrying three doctors crashed in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
The doctors were travelling to another hospital for an emergency operation.
Police said the car may have been speeding while overtaking another vehicle.
It lost control and hit a bridge railing.
One doctor died at the scene.
The other two doctors were badly hurt.
They were first taken to a medical college and then referred to a trauma centre in Lucknow.
Police are investigating how the crash happened.
A 35-year-old doctor was killed when a car crashed into a bridge railing in Sultanpur, police said.
The crash occurred late Monday night near the Dariyapur railway overbridge on the Ayodhya-Prayagraj highway.
Two other doctors travelling in the car were seriously injured and taken to a Government Medical College.
Police said the doctors were rushing to perform surgery on another critically ill patient after completing an operation in Amahat.
The report identifies the deceased inconsistently, naming him as both Dr Akhtar and Dr Shailendra Jaiswal; the cause remains under investigation.
- Who
- Three doctors were travelling in the car; one died and two were seriously injured. The report inconsistently names the deceased as Dr Akhtar and Dr Shailendra Jaiswal.
- What
- A car crashed into a bridge railing, killing one doctor and seriously injuring two others.
- When
- Late Monday night; the report was dated August 25.
- Where
- Near the Dariyapur railway overbridge on the Ayodhya-Prayagraj highway in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Police said the car was allegedly speeding and went out of control while overtaking; the exact cause is under investigation.
- Location
- Near the Dariyapur railway overbridge, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Road
- Ayodhya-Prayagraj highway
- Fatalities
- One doctor died at the scene
- Injured
- Two doctors sustained serious injuries
- Destination
- A hospital in Dariyapur for surgery on a critically ill patient
- Treatment
- The injured doctors were taken to a Government Medical College and later referred to a trauma centre in Lucknow
- Investigation
- Police sent the body for post-mortem and are investigating the crash