UP: Five doctors killed after car collides with truck on Lucknow-Agra Expressway

DN Bureau

The mishap happened while they were on their way back to Etawah from Lucknow. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Lucknow: Five medics were killed and one was critically injured after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a divider on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj city on Wednesday, police said.

The vehicle veered off  the road before crashing into the divider and then it was hit by a truck near Point 196 in Tirva.

The incident occurred around 3.30 on Wednesday morning. 

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Circle Officer of Tirva
Circle Officer of Tirva, Dr Priyanka Bajpai, confirmed that all the victims were doctors who were going to attend a wedding in Lucknow. 

The mishap happened while they were on their way back to Etawah from Lucknow.

One under treatment
One doctor has suffered serious head injuries and is being treated. 

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Identity of the victims 
The victims were identified as Dr Aniruddh Verma, Dr Santosh Kumar Maurya, Dr Jaiveer Singh, Dr Arun Kumar and Dr Nardev.

According to the circle officer, all the victims were doctors in the Saifai hospital. 










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