Ghaziabad: Tyre burst leads to tragic crash, claims 4 lives on Agra-Lucknow Expressway

India Dec 17, 2025

A sudden tire burst on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway turned tragic for a Ghaziabad family, as their SUV crashed into a divider near kilometer 241.
Three people lost their lives—Ashok Agarwal (57), his nephew Abhinav (20), and friend Akash Gupta (35).
Only Avneesh Kushal (26) from Kanpur survived the accident.

Who were they?

The Agarwal family was headed to Lucknow for business related to Ashok's TV channel.
Ashok, originally from Govindpuri in Modinagar, owned factories in Kadrabad and Kanpur and was active in community work as president of the Agarwal Community Association's Western UP chapter.
His family had moved to Ghaziabad's VVIP Addresses society a few years ago.
Their loss has left both their neighborhood and community deeply saddened.