When Shahid, Faiz, Hamza and others in the family left from Nawada in West Delhi on Sunday, it was meant to be a usual ride back home. But by the time the rest of the family returned home, three lives spanning three generations were gone.

Shahid was the family’s patriarch, the man who kept the household of seven afloat by working long hours as a flex operator alongside his son Faiz. Hamza, who was only 12, was visiting his grandparents that weekend.

Late on Sunday night, after leaving a relative’s birthday party, the three set out on one motorcycle — only to meet with a horrific accident near Mukundpur Flyover on the Outer Ring Road.

As they lay bleeding on the asphalt, Shahid’s phone rang. The women of the family were travelling in a cab and the driver had lost his way. Instead of bein

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