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Three Family Members Killed, Two Children Hurt in UP Crash
A family was traveling in a car in Uttar Pradesh.
Their car crashed into a truck coming from the opposite direction.
Three family members died in the crash.
Two children in the car were hurt.
The 16-year-old girl had a serious head injury and was in critical condition.
The 14-year-old boy was also receiving treatment.
The truck driver left the scene, according to police.
Rescuers cut open the damaged car to free one victim.
The family had been going to a naming ceremony.
A woman, her son and daughter-in-law were killed in a head-on collision with a truck in Uttar Pradesh.
The crash occurred around noon on NH-730 near a sugar mill between Puranpur and Khutar.
Two children, aged 16 and 14, were injured; the girl suffered a serious head injury and was in critical condition.
The truck driver fled, leaving the vehicle at the scene, police said.
The family was traveling to Gola Gokaran Nath for a relative’s naming ceremony.
- Who
- A family from Shakti Farm in Sitarganj, Uttarakhand; three adults died and two children were injured.
- What
- A car collided head-on with a truck, killing three people and injuring two children.
- Where
- Near a sugar mill on the Puranpur-Khutar stretch of National Highway 730, about 42 kilometers from Pilibhit district headquarters.
- When
- Around noon on Monday.
- Why
- The family was traveling to Gola Gokaran Nath in Lakhimpur district for a relative’s naming ceremony; the exact cause of the collision remains under investigation.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Three family members: Shefali, 60; Tarak, 35; and Sadhana Gayan, 45.
- Injured
- Khushboo, 16, suffered a serious head injury; Shantanu, 14, also sustained injuries.
- Location
- Puranpur-Khutar stretch of National Highway 730 in Uttar Pradesh.
- Time
- Around noon on Monday.
- Destination
- Gola Gokaran Nath in Lakhimpur district.
- Truck driver
- The driver fled the scene, according to police.
- Investigation
- Police seized the car and truck, and said the exact cause was being investigated.
Quotes
Vidhi Bhushan Maurya
Circle Officer of Puranpur who described the police response and investigation
“The bodies have been sent for post-mortem and both the dumper and car have been taken into custody. The exact cause of the accident is being investigated.”
NDTV
Sources
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