Doctor, 2 others, returning from engagement party, killed in road accident

The bodies have been sent for postmortem examination...

In Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur city three persons including a doctor were killed on Wednesday when the car they were travelling in collided with a utility pole, police said.

At 3 am on the Fatehpur-Bhitaura road the incident took place in which a doctor along with two friends returning from the former’s engagement party.

The deceased, identified as Dr Mayank Sachan had just celebrated his engagement and went out to celebrate with his friends, a police official said.

He was returning home with his friends Suresh Sachan, Gaurang Sachan, Shivam Gupta, and Dr RK Singh.

According to police, the vehicle veered out of control and crashed into a tree before colliding with an electric pole.

The injured were taken to a nearby hospital where Mayank, Gaurang, and Shivam succumbed to their injuries at the accident site, while Suresh and Dr RK Singh were admitted to the hospital in critical condition

They have since then been referred to a hospital in Kanpur for further treatment.

The bodies have been sent for postmortem examination, while the police are ascertaining details of the accident.