4 doctors killed in road crash on Lucknow-Agra Expressway

A laboratory technician was also killed in the accident which occurred after the SUV rammed into a divider and hit a truck

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Kannauj (UP), Updated At : 10:24 AM Nov 27, 2024 IST

Wreckage of a car being towed away after an accident at the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, in Kannauj district, Uttar Pradesh, early Wednesday, November 27, 2024. PTI

A road accident on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway early Wednesday claimed the lives of four doctors and a laboratory technician, all affiliated with the Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences in Saifai, police said.

The incident took place when a high-speed SUV lost control and rammed into a divider. A truck then struck the vehicle.

Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Anand said the incident occurred around 3 am when the SUV veered off course and crashed into the median divider.

“The vehicle subsequently crossed into the oncoming lane, where it collided with a truck. As a result, the four doctors and one lab technician died on the spot. One additional person, a PG student, suffered serious injuries and was rushed to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Medical College in Tirwa,” the officer said.

The deceased have been identified as Dr. Anirudh Verma, 29, from Agra; Dr. Santosh Kumar Maurya, 46, from Bhadohi; Dr. Arun Kumar, 34, from Kannauj; and Dr. Nardev, 35, from Bareilly along with laboratory technician Rakesh Kumar, 38.

The group of doctors and the technician were reportedly returning to Saifai after attending a wedding in Lucknow.

Circle Officer of Tirwa Dr. Priyanka Bajpai said the injured, Jaiveer Singh, 39, from Moradabad, has been admitted to the Tirwa Medical College. Police have sent the bodies for postmortem.