Shamli, UP, Apr 10: Nine members of a family were killed and three others injured
when a SUV collided with a truck on the
Meerut-Karnal highway in the district on Tuesday morning.
The occupants were on way back to Meerut after paying obeisance at Vaishno Devi.
Police said the driver of the SUV lost control over his steering and his vehicle jumped the divider and collided with a truck coming from opposite direction on the other lane. The truck overturned after the collision.
The accident occurred near Laxmanpur village under Jhijhana police station area at 0600 hrs. The deceased included four women and a child, police spokesperson Rajesh Kumar Tiwari said.
While seven died on the spot, two other succumbed to their injuries at the hospital. Among the injured, the truck driver was also critically injured.
The deceased were identified as Sangita, Premwati, Jai Kishan, Jai Dev, Nidhi, Neetu, Savtri Devi and Jai Ram Tevetia along with two-year-old Honey.
The victims hailed from different localities of Meerut city. UNI
The occupants were on way back to Meerut after paying obeisance at Vaishno Devi.
Police said the driver of the SUV lost control over his steering and his vehicle jumped the divider and collided with a truck coming from opposite direction on the other lane. The truck overturned after the collision.
The accident occurred near Laxmanpur village under Jhijhana police station area at 0600 hrs. The deceased included four women and a child, police spokesperson Rajesh Kumar Tiwari said.
While seven died on the spot, two other succumbed to their injuries at the hospital. Among the injured, the truck driver was also critically injured.
The deceased were identified as Sangita, Premwati, Jai Kishan, Jai Dev, Nidhi, Neetu, Savtri Devi and Jai Ram Tevetia along with two-year-old Honey.
The victims hailed from different localities of Meerut city. UNI
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