4 dead as speeding Thar overturns on Ganga Expressway in UP

HAPUR: Four young men were killed and a teenager injured after a speeding Thar overturned on the Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district, police said on Monday.The accident occurred at 11.56 pm on Sunday when the Delhi-registered SUV, carrying five people from Budaun district, was travelling towards Delhi, they said.According to police, the vehicle overturned five to six times before falling by the roadside, leaving the SUV severely damaged.Police and Dial-112 personnel reached the spot and rescued the occupants trapped inside the vehicle.They were taken to the Sikheda community health centre, where doctors declared four of them dead, police said.The deceased were identified as Joginder (26), Sukhbir (25), Jaswant (20) and Ravi (20), police said.The injured, Vishnu (17), a resident of Palpur, is undergoing treatment, they said.Simbhaoli Station House Officer Arvind Chaudhary said the bodies had been sent for post-mortem examination."The cause of the accident is being investigated," he said.(With inputs from PTI)You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Lucknow | Silver Rate in Lucknow | Bank Holidays in Lucknow | Public Holidays in Lucknow | Lucknow AQI | Weather in Lucknow | Petrol Price in Lucknow | Diesel Price in Lucknow | CNG Price in Lucknow | LPG Price in LucknowStay updated with the latest Lucknow news. Download the TOI App.