Meerut, March 4 -- Four members of a family died when their speeding car lost control and plunged into a canal in Bulandshahr.

According to the police, the victims belonged to Nangla Naseer in Amroha district. The deceased were identified as Nipendra Kumar (40), his son Kanhaiya (16), his nephew Harsh (10), and his niece Vanshika (16), the daughter of his younger brother Pawan. Nipendra's wife, Kaushal (39), was also in the car and is currently undergoing treatment in critical condition.

The incident occurred early on Tuesday morning at around 5:45 AM near Pitubas canal on Baral Road under jurisdiction of the Gulawathi police station area. The family was returning home from a relative's wedding ceremony when their Maruti Alto car fell i...