5 dead as SUV crashes into parked car on Purvanchal e-way
LUCKNOW, Dec. 11 -- At least five people, including two women, two children, were killed after an SUV rammed a stationary hatchback on the Purvanchal Expressway in Barabanki district on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a fire that gutted both vehicles, police said.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the deaths and conveyed condolences to the families.
Barabanki SP, Arpit Vijayvargiya, said, "the blaze caused a long traffic jam, and an investigation is underway to determine how the fire spread and why the hatchback was parked on the high-speed corridor." He added that the identities of the families are being confirmed.
Another police official said the crash occurred around 2:30 PM near Kudwah Deeh village, around 59 km from Lucknow. Eyewitnesses said the hatchback was parked with its bonnet open, with a man and woman standing in front and three children inside.
"Suddenly, an SUV travelling towards Azamgarh rammed it at high speed."HTC...
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