SUV With 11 People Hits Truck On UP Highway

2 children, 1 woman and 2 men died on the spot!

Bulandshahr, UP: On Tuesday morning, Five members of a family, including two children, died and six others were injured after their speeding car crashed into a stationary truck on the Bulandshahr-Meerut highway in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

The family was on route to the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand when the accident took place in the Gulawathi area of Bulandshahr around 4:30 am, the officials said.

Eleven members of the family were in a Mahindra Scorpio that hit the truck, leading to the death of two children, a woman and two men on the spot, District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh said.

Three of the injured have been referred to a medical college in Meerut, he said.

The District Magistrate said he, along with Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Singh, were on the ground to oversee relief measures.

Those killed were identified as Hardik (6 years old), Vansh (5), Shalu (21), Himanshu (25) and Paras (22), police said.

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath condoled the loss of lives in the accident and directed officials to ensure the best treatment for the injured.

In India, every year more people die of road traffic injuries or road accidents than of diseases. In 2019 alone, over 1.51 lakh people died due to injuries caused by road accidents. This was more than the total deaths caused by the three diseases combined.

The situation, however, seems to be improving as Between 2018 and 2020 India witnessed a drop in road traffic injuries. While 1,40,843 road accidents were reported in national highways and expressways in 2018, they fell to 1,37,191 in 2019.