Fire was so severe that all five people died. Mr. Kumar said the container also caught fire but no casualties were reported.
Agra: In a painful road accident on Yamuna Expressway in Khandauli area of Agra in Uttar Pradesh, five people died riding in a car in a tragic road accident this morning.
Expressing grief over the tragic road accident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the officials to immediately reach the spot and provide all possible help to the victims.
Senior Superintendent of Police Bablu Kumar reported the accident after returning from the spot. He said that a car on the way to Delhi collided with the diesel tank of a container going to another line near the toll on Yamuna Expressway in Khandauli area at around 4.30 AM this morning, after which it caught fire.
The fire was so severe that all five people died. Mr. Kumar said the container also caught fire but no casualties were reported. He said both the deceased have been identified on the basis of their I-cards, car driver Sandeep, resident of Alam Bagh, and Anao K and Murali Manohar.. Police are trying to identify the other dead people.
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