Road crash leaves four of family dead in UP

The accident occurred late Monday night on the Purkazi-Laksar road when the victims were returning from Laksar to Muzaffarnagar.

Muzaffarnagar: Four members of a family, including a minor girl, were killed and three others seriously injured when an SUV collided with a truck in Purkazi area here, police said on Tuesday, October 6.

The accident occurred late Monday night on the Purkazi-Laksar road when the victims were returning from Laksar to Muzaffarnagar, they said.

The deceased were identified as Adesh Kumar (50), Nisha (35), Rakhi (35) and Shardha (10).

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sanjay Kumar told reporters that “Four persons of a family were killed in the accident“.

The three injured were admitted to a hospital.

The driver of the truck was arrested following the accident, the SSP said, adding that further legal proceedings were underway.

The bodies have been sent for postmortem.