Five, Including Child, Killed as Car Crashes Into Tree in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr

The accident occurred near Ratanpur under the jurisdiction of Narora police station at around 8.30 a.m. The victims included three men, a woman and a child, according to officials.

Police said eight people were travelling in the car from Sidhpura in Kasganj district towards Belon when the accident occurred. Five occupants died, while the three injured were taken for initial treatment before being referred to another hospital.

In a separate accident earlier this month, four people were killed when an ambulance carrying the mortal remains of an Army soldier collided with a truck on the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur district.

The ambulance was transporting the mortal remains of Subedar Satyavan Fauji when the collision occurred. Police and local administration officials reached the scene after receiving information and launched an investigation.

The deceased were identified as ambulance driver Jaspal, Rajan Singh, son of Bhupati, Gaurav Singh, son of Satyabhan, and Ram Samajh, son of Jaysingh.

In another incident, four people were killed and three injured after a bus collided head-on with a trailer on the Gorakhpur Link Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkar Nagar district.

The collision took place near kilometre 85 of the expressway, within the jurisdiction of Jaitpur police station. The impact triggered panic in the area, prompting local residents to rush to the scene to help passengers and alert the police.