Noida underpass flooding trapped a Renault Triber carrying travellers in nearly five feet of rainwater at the Sector 95 underpass on Monday, forcing the occupants to break a window and escape. All those inside the car were brought out safely before local police and fire-service teams completed the vehicle rescue.
According to police, the Phase-1 police station received information through Dial-112 that a car had become stuck after rainwater accumulated heavily in the underpass near Sector 95. Local police personnel and a fire-service unit were sent to the site after the alert.
When the teams arrived, the occupants had already exited the vehicle. The water level was reported to be about four to five feet deep, leaving the car submerged and making it difficult to move. The occupants broke a window to get out of the vehicle and avoid remaining trapped in the rising water.
The people in the car were reportedly travelling from Gurugram towards Bulandshahr when the vehicle entered the underpass and became immobilised. After confirming that everyone had escaped safely, the police and fire-service personnel tied the car to a rope and pulled it out of the water.
The incident occurred after rainfall caused substantial water accumulation at the underpass. The Sector 95 crossing has reportedly experienced waterlogging during earlier rain events as well, with vehicles getting stuck at the location in the past. The recurrence has made the underpass a difficult point for motorists during heavy rain.
Underpasses are particularly vulnerable during intense rainfall because they sit below surrounding road levels and depend on pumping, drainage channels and rapid removal of surface runoff. When water enters faster than these systems can discharge it, drivers may have limited visibility of the depth ahead and little time to reverse or turn around. In this case, the water depth left the occupants dependent on an emergency exit through the vehicle window.
The immediate response involved two public agencies: the local police, which received and acted on the emergency call, and the fire service, which assisted at the site and helped remove the vehicle. The source report did not specify whether the underpass had been closed before the car entered, the condition of its pumping system, or whether any formal traffic diversion was put in place.
No deaths or injuries were reported in the incident. The vehicle was ultimately removed from the underpass by rope after all occupants had been taken to safety.
