BMW crash: Stretcher-bound wife hugs husband one last time before cremation

Strapped to a stretcher with multiple fractures, Sandeep Kaur could only reach out for a final hug and a caress as her husband, Navjot Singh, was taken away for cremation on Tuesday — two days after a speeding BMW rammed their motorcycle in south Delhi, killing him and leaving her grievously injured.

With tears streaming down her face, Kaur reached out from her stretcher to touch her husband’s lifeless face.

Singh (52), a deputy secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, was killed on Sunday afternoon when a speeding BMW car rear-ended the motorcycle on which he and his wife were travelling near Delhi Cantonment metro station.

Kaur, a school teacher, sustained multiple fractures and is undergoing treatment at a hospital. The family members had brought Singh’s body to her room for a final goodbye before his cremation.

The couple had spent Sunday morning together visiting Bangla Sahib Gurdwara in central Delhi and having lunch at Karnataka Bhavan in RK Puram. They were returning home when the car, reportedly out of control, struck their motorcycle from behind.

Singh suffered severe injuries to his head and face, while Kaur was left critically injured.

The accident happened in a busy area, where heavy traffic is common. The couple was taken to a hospital, but Singh succumbed to injuries shortly after arrival.

Police said an investigation is underway to ascertain the sequence of events leading to the accident, including whether reckless driving was involved. They are also examining the CCTV footage collected from the stretch of the road and eyewitness accounts.