Three people died on Monday after a car collided with a speeding tanker on the Moradabad-Aligarh National Highway in Uttar Pradesh. The collision took place in Moradabad's Domghar region.
The victims were identified as, Axis Bank manager Saurabh Srivastava, cashier Divyanshu, and another individual named Amit. Saurabh Srivastava and Divyanshu died on the spot while Amit passed away at a hospital.
An NDTV report quoted the prima facie findings of the police on the incident that it was caused by a monkey that suddenly came in front of the car. The car in order to avoid the monkey swerved on the road and hit the tanker.
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After the accident occurred, locals quickly alerted the authorities.
Rajasthan: 6 Killed In Road Accident As Car Rams Into Truck
Six people were killed on May 5 in a crash on the Rajasthan's Delhi-Mumbai Expressway after their car plunged into a truck that made a sudden, and wrong, U-turn.
A CCTV footage of the accident emerged and went viral. In the footage, the truck is seen driving down the four-lane expressway before veering to the right and suddenly taking a sharp turn to the left in an attempted U-turn. The car that rammed into the truck was right behind and was caught off-guard by the sudden turn.
The incident occurred in the close vicinity of the Banas River bridge in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district. The police have confiscated the truck, but the driver has run away.
The victims have been identified as Manish Sharma, his wife Anita Sharma, Satish Sharma, Poonam, aunt Santosh, and friend Kailash. Two children travelling in the car, Manan and Deepali, have sustained serious injuries. The family and friends were en route from Sikar to the esteemed Trinetra Ganesh temple located in Ranthambore.