The vehicle went out of control, hit a divider, became airborne and overturned
The deceased were identified as Jaiprakash Kharwar (32), Bhupendra Singh (32), and Kapil Singh (31). The injured were driver Yashwant Talwar (33) and Chandrakant Singh (35), who was seated beside him, police said. ACP Agra Imran Ahmed said police received information about the accident at 7.44am.
The five occupants were travelling to Ballia, police said. The car was being driven at around 140kmph, according to eyewitnesses and the injured driver. All three died on the spot,” Ahmed said. Appropriate action will be taken accordingly,” the ACP said.
The accident occurred near Nagla Devhans, under Dauaki police station. “Yashwant and Chandrakant were taken to SN Medical College with the help of UPEIDA personnel and locals. The vehicle went out of control, hit a divider, became airborne and overturned. The impact was so severe that the three passengers seated in the rear were thrown out of the vehicle. No case was filed in the matter till the filing of this report. “A probe is on to find the exact cause of the incident.
Agra: Three friends from Delhi were killed and two injured after their SUV, being driven at 140kmph, lost control and crashed into a divider on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Agra district on Saturday morning.