3 die, 9 injured as car collides with truck on Delhi-Lko highway in UP’s Hapur

Three people died and nine were injured when a car collided head-on with a truck on the Delhi-Lucknow highway in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh.

The accident occurred near Asli Seva Dhaba under Garhmukteshwar Kotwali police station while the victims were traveling from Mustafabad, Delhi, to Bijnor for a wedding.

Police identified the deceased as Md Sarfaraz and Afzal of Bijnor and Abrar of Delhi.

Hapur SP Vineet Bhatnagar stated that the car lost control after an animal strayed onto the highway, causing it to cross into the opposite lane and hit the truck.

Injured individuals include Istakhar, Afrar, Shahbaz, Zubair, and Sartaj, who were taken to hospitals in Meerut and Hapur.