UP: Five doctors killed after car and truck collide in Kannauj

Kânnauj accident: Five doctors were killed after the vehicle they were traveling in crashed into a divider and was hit by a truck on the Lucknow-Agra highway early Wednesday morning near Kannauj town in Uttar Pradesh , the police said.

Wreckage of a car towed after an accident on the Agra-Lucknow highway in Kannauj district. (PTI)

The vehicle they were in lost control, crashed into the partition, then veered into the opposite lane, where it was hit by an oncoming truck near point 196 in Tirva.

Tirva circle officer Dr Priyanka Bajpai confirmed that all the victims were doctors who had gone to Lucknow to attend a wedding.

The accident happened when they were on their way back to Etawah from Lucknow.

“The police have informed their families and legal proceedings are underway,” she said.

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The victims, all doctors from UP University of Medical Sciences, were identified as Dr Aniruddh Sharma, 29, of Agra; Santosh Maurya, 30, from Ravi Dass Nagar; Arun Kumar, 32, from Kannauj; Narendra Gangwar, 32, from Bareilly; and Rakesh Singh, 36, from Bijnore.

Jaiveer Singh was seriously injured and shifted to a medical college.

According to police, all the doctors had gone to Lucknow in an SUV to attend their colleague’s wedding. The vehicle was traveling at high speed when the driver fell asleep. As a result, the vehicle overturned the lane divider after hitting it. A truck coming from Rajasthan in the opposite direction collided with the vehicle, dragging it for a considerable distance.

How the accident happened

The incident occurred when a speeding SUV lost control and crashed into a partition. A truck then hit the vehicle.

Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Anand said the incident took place around 3 am when the SUV veered off course and crashed into the median divider.

“The vehicle then crossed into the oncoming lane, where it collided with a truck. As a result, the four doctors and a lab technician died on the spot. Another person, a PG student, was seriously injured and was rushed to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Medical College in Tirwa,” the officer said.