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Four young men killed, teenager injured as speeding SUV overturns on Uttar Pradesh expressway

From Hindustan Times · () English

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  • Four men died and a 17-year-old boy was injured when a speeding SUV overturned on the Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district.
  • Police said the Delhi-registered vehicle was carrying five people from Budaun toward New Delhi when it lost control around midnight.
  • Authorities are investigating the crash and the circumstances surrounding the vehicle’s speed.

Four young men were killed and a 17-year-old boy injured after a Thar SUV lost control and overturned several times on the Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district, police said.

The Delhi-registered vehicle was travelling from Budaun district toward the national capital around midnight with five people aboard. A preliminary police investigation indicated that it had been speeding before gradually losing control.

The SUV was badly damaged, leaving its occupants trapped inside. Police took them to Sikheda community health centre, where Joginder, 26, Sukhbir, 25, Jaswant, 20, and Ravi, 20, were pronounced dead. Vishnu, 17, remained under treatment.

Simbhaoli police station officer Arvind Chaudhary said the bodies had been sent for post-mortem examinations. Police are investigating the crash and trying to establish the circumstances, including the SUV’s speed.

A detailed investigation is underway.

— Arvind ChaudharyThe police officer described the status of the crash investigation.
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