AGRA: Three persons, including one woman, were killed in an accident on the Budhana-Barot road in the Muzaffarnagar district on Monday, said SP, rural, Atul Kumar Srivastava.
According to police, the victims were returning from the Pilkhuwa village of Meerut late at night, in a Bolero car, when its driver fell asleep and the car crashed into a tree. The entire incident was captured on CCTV which later went viral on social media.
The deceased were identified as Poonam Devi (50), a resident of Jalalpur village in the Titavi area, and her relatives Wajis Kumar (30), and Vinit Kumar (35).
Two others identified as Manoj (28), and Ankur (25) received injuries during the accident and were referred to the district hospital for treatment. “The incident took place under the Budhana police station area at around 1.30 am. It seems that the driver dozed off or there could be some other reason as well. The matter is being investigated and the families of the deceased have been informed about the incident,” Srivastava said.
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