3 of a family killed in accident in UP

Etawah (UP): Three members of a family were killed and five injured when their car dashed into a stationary truck on the National Highway-2, police said on Wednesday.

The family belonging to Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh was on its way for a marriage at Kasganj in Etah district of the state when their vehicle hit the truck near Parsupura village under the Bakewar police station area around 3 am on Tuesday night, SSP, Etawah, Ashok Tomar said.

The deceased have been identified as Rekha Devi (40) and her sons Pankaj (18) Bunty (13), he said.

The injured have been admitted to the district hospital, police added.

PTI