Four of family killed, three injured as SUV collides with truck in Muzaffarnagar

Four members of a family, including a minor girl, were killed and three others seriously injured when their SUV collided with a truck in the Purkazi area here, police said on Tuesday, October 7.

The accident occurred late Monday night on the Purkazi-Laksar road as the victims were returning from Laksar to Muzaffarnagar.

The deceased were identified as Adesh Kumar, 50, Nisha, 35, Rakhi, 35, and Shardha, 10. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sanjay Kumar confirmed that four members of the family had died in the accident. The three injured were admitted to a hospital.

The truck driver was arrested following the accident, the SSP said, adding that further legal proceedings were underway. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem.