KANNAUJ (UP), Nov 27:
Three doctors and two staff of a Government hospital were killed on Wednesday when a speeding SUV in which they were travelling rammed into a divider and then collided with a truck on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway early Wednesday, police said.
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The incident took place around 3 am in Tirwa area of Kannauj district when the doctors and the hospital staff were returning to Saifai after attending a wedding function in Lucknow, they said, adding all the victims were affiliated with the Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences in Saifai
“The SUV first crashed into the median divider. It subsequently crossed over to the oncoming lane, where it collided with a truck. As a result, the three doctors, one lab technician and a store manager died on the spot. Another person, a PG student, suffered serious injuries and was rushed to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Medical College in Tirwa,” Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Anand said.
The deceased have been identified as Dr Anirudh Verma, 29, from Agra; Dr Arun Kumar, 34, from Kannauj; Dr Narendra Dev, 35, from Bareilly; lab technician Santosh Kumar Maurya, 46, from Bhadohi and store manager Rakesh Kumar, 38.
Circle Officer of Tirwa Priyanka Bajpai said the injured, Jaiveer Singh, 39, from Moradabad, has been admitted to the Tirwa Medical College. (PTI)
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