Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Three Tennis Players Killed in Purvanchal Expressway Crash
A car carrying six tennis players crashed into the back of a truck on an expressway in Uttar Pradesh.
The players were travelling back to Deoria after a sporting event in Lucknow.
The crash happened early in the morning near Sukhbaderi.
Police said the car may have been travelling at about 100 kilometres per hour.
The car was badly damaged, and people inside were trapped.
Police and local residents helped get them out.
Three players died, and three were injured.
The injured players were sent to a medical college for more treatment.
Police said the truck driver left the scene and was being sought.
Three tennis players died and three others were injured when their car hit the rear of a truck on the Purvanchal Expressway.
The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. near Sukhbaderi in Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh.
Police said preliminary information indicated the car was travelling at about 100 kmph.
The six occupants were returning to Deoria after taking part in a sporting event in Lucknow.
The injured were referred to Ayodhya Medical College, and police were looking for the truck driver, who left the scene.
- Who
- Six tennis players travelling in a car; three died and three were injured.
- What
- Their car struck the rear of a truck.
- When
- Around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 7.
- Where
- Near Sukhbaderi in the Dhanpatganj Police Station area, on the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The players were returning to Deoria after participating in a sporting event in Lucknow; the cause of the crash was not definitively established.
- Deaths
- Three
- Injured
- Three
- Time
- Around 5:30 a.m.
- Reported speed
- About 100 kmph, according to preliminary information cited by police
- Travel
- The players were returning to Deoria from a sporting event in Lucknow.
- Injured players
- Referred to Ayodhya Medical College for further treatment.
- Truck driver
- Left the scene and was being sought by police.