A British-Indian couple succumbed to death after being victims of a road accident. Sana Sutaria (24), and Shahbaz Bhim (23), from Leicester, were killed on the A46 in Nottinghamshire.
The couple were due to be engaged during the Christmas period, which the acceptance of their family members, and would have been married in the next 4-5 months.
On the day of his death, Shahbaz Bhim, who was an estate agent sales negotiator, had received the news that he had been offered a new job as an area manager. He was due to start his new job on 4th January 2016, and required to give his current job 4 weeks notice prior to leaving.
Ecstatic at this good news, Shahbaz and Sana had gone out to celebrate, driving in a BMW car.
Shahbaz's father, Salimbhai Bhim, shared with Asian Voice about the accident. He said that the police informed him that due to bad weather, the route was very wet, which caused their vehicle to skid and resulted into an accident. The couple got out of the vehicle with minor injuries and stood at the side of the motorway.
Salimbhai further stated that the police said there was a white van which was driving along the same route. The van driver also lost control due to the damp routes, resulting him to crash into the couple. This is said to have led to the death of Sana and Shahbaz.
Shahbaz's father mentioned that the police has hospitalised the van driver who does not suffer from any life threatening injuries from the crash.
The death of Shahbaz has taken a very bad toll on his mother, Zarina's health. Her husband revealed that she had to be admitted to hospital as she suffered majorly from depression after the news of his demise. She is now back home, but faces the lull in her life after the loss of her beloved son.
The Muslim Burial Council of Leicestershire (MBCOL), have been lending their support to both Sana and Shahbaz's family members, and also liaising between them and the authorities.
Chairman of the MBCOL, Suleman Nagdi said, “This is indeed a very tragic incident. We extend our condolences to their families, relatives and friends... Our thoughts and prayers are with them.”
Current police investigation are ongoing and they have urged for witnesses to come forward.
