Kannauj accident: 5 docs have been killed after the car they have been travelling in crashed right into a divider and bought hit by a truck in n the Lucknow-Agra Expressway early Wednesday morning close to Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj metropolis, police mentioned.
Wreckage of a automotive being towed away after an accident on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, in Kannauj district.(PTI)
The car they have been touring in misplaced management, crashed into the divider, after which veered into the other lane, the place it was struck by an incoming truck close to Level 196 in Tirva.
Circle Officer of Tirva, Dr Priyanka Bajpai, confirmed that each one the victims have been docs who had gone to Lucknow to attend a marriage.
The accident occurred whereas they have been on their means again to Etawah from Lucknow.
“The police have informed their families, and legal proceedings are underway,” she mentioned.
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The victims, all docs from UP College of Medical Sciences, have been recognized as Dr. Aniruddh Sharma, 29, from Agra; Santosh Maurya, 30, from Ravi Dass Nagar; Arun Kumar, 32, from Kannauj; Narendra Gangwar, 32, from Bareilly; and Rakesh Singh, 36, from Bijnore.
Jaiveer Singh was critically injured and was shifted to a medical college.
In line with police, all of the docs had traveled to Lucknow in an SUV to attend the marriage of their colleague. The car was reportedly touring at excessive velocity when the motive force fell asleep. Consequently, the car flipped over the lane divider after crashing into it. A truck coming from Rajasthan in the other way collided with the car, dragging it for a substantial distance.
How the accident occurred
The incident happened when a high-speed SUV misplaced management and rammed right into a divider. A truck then struck the car.
Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Anand mentioned the incident occurred round 3 am when the SUV veered astray and crashed into the median divider.
“The vehicle subsequently crossed into the oncoming lane, where it collided with a truck. As a result, the four doctors and one lab technician died on the spot. One additional person, a PG student, suffered serious injuries and was rushed to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Medical College in Tirwa,” the officer mentioned.