Homeless mother in Delhi loses two children after speeding car crash
Mar 22nd 2026 · India
Abida, 40, was sleeping with her children under a Delhi flyover in November 2023 when a speeding car struck them, killing two children; she and her surviving child remain homeless and unable to bury the dead.
- Two children, aged five and seven, were killed when a speeding car hit the family under a Delhi flyover in November 2023.
- Bystanders and police reported a strong smell of alcohol from the car, indicating the occupants had been drinking.
- The mother, Abida, 40, survived with one remaining child and continues to live on the same pavement where the crash occurred.
- Abida says she has no land, job, or home and cannot afford a burial or a move because police push the family away from other locations.
- She reports ongoing trauma and depression after collecting her children’s bodies from the wreckage and hearing the crash every night.