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    Home / News / India News / UP: 5 doctors killed as driver falls asleep, hits truck  
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    UP: 5 doctors killed as driver falls asleep, hits truck  
    The accident took place near Kannauj around 3:30am

    UP: 5 doctors killed as driver falls asleep, hits truck  

    By Chanshimla Varah
    Nov 27, 2024
    12:49 pm

    What's the story

    Five postgraduate trainees of Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences in Saifai were killed in a road accident on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway early Wednesday morning.

    The accident took place near Kannauj as they were returning from a wedding function in Lucknow, NDTV reported.

    Their Scorpio SUV lost control, broke through the divider and collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction around 3:30am.

    Accident details

    Victims identified, 1 critically injured

    The deceased have been identified as Dr. Aniruddh Verma, Dr. Santosh Kumar Maurya, Dr. Jaiveer Singh, Dr. Arun Kumar, and Dr. Nardev.

    A sixth passenger, also named Jaiveer Singh (unrelated to the deceased doctor of the same name), suffered critical injuries and is undergoing treatment.

    According to reports, the SUV's driver fell asleep behind the wheel, causing the fatal crash.

    The SUV collided with the truck coming from Rajasthan in the opposite direction, dragging it for some distance.

    Investigation underway

    Accident site and official response

    Circle Officer Priyanka Bajpai confirmed all victims were doctors/lab technicians of Saifai hospital.

    "Five people in the Scorpio have died and one is under treatment. All of them were doctors or doctors or lab technicians in the Saifai hospital. We have informed the family members and further probe is on," she said.

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