In a tragic road accident, five members of a family lost their lives, and a young girl was seriously injured near Nagla Tal on GT Road in the Bewar police station area of Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district on Friday.
The accident occurred around 1:15 PM when the family was traveling from Agra to Chhibramau in a car. According to initial reports, the car lost control, hit the road divider, and overturned into the opposite lane, where it was hit by a truck coming from the Nawiganj side.
All six occupants of the car were severely impacted by the collision. Five people died on the spot, including Deepak (36), his wife Pooja (34), their daughters Aashi (9) and Arya (4), and Deepak’s sister Sujata (50). Deepak’s elder daughter, Aaradhya (11), sustained critical injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment.
The family hailed from Heerapur Kaitholi village in the Kishani police station area of Mainpuri. Police have registered the case and launched an investigation into the accident. The bodies have been sent for postmortem.