Noida Man Heading To Airport Dies As Cab Driver “Falls Asleep”: Family

A man from Noida has died allegedly after the driver of the cab he had booked fell asleep and the car rammed a stationary tempo, the family has alleged. 

Rakesh Arora, 59, a resident of Garima Vihar in Sector 35, had left his home at 3:50 am on Saturday and was heading to the airport to catch a flight to Bengaluru for a business meeting when the accident occurred. He had booked an Uber. 

The vehicle, a WagonR, rammed a stationary tempo near the toll plaza of the Delhi Noida Direct (DND) flyway. The family alleged that the driver fell asleep while driving.

Police said they received information around 4:15 am that a person was trapped inside a mangled vehicle. The driver – 32-year-old Sudhir – and Kumar were taken to AIIMS, where the 59-year-old was declared brought dead.