Three members of a family en route to Nainital were killed and four others injured after the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a water tanker on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, police said on Saturday.
“We received a call at around 12 am about the accident on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway. A team reached the spot and found that the tempo traveller had rammed into the water tanker,” said DCP (East) Jasmeet Singh.
He said the seven people were rushed to hospital where the three victims were declared brought dead. The impact of the accident was such that the front portion of the vehicle was completely damaged, he said.