Daijiworld Media Network - Rampur
Rampur, Jul 11: Three residents of Delhi were killed and four others sustained serious injuries after their car rammed into a canter parked along the roadside in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district while they were travelling to Corbett National Park early on Saturday, police said.
According to police, a group of 12 employees of a private company in Delhi had been rewarded with a trip to Corbett National Park after achieving a work target. They left Delhi for Ramnagar in two cars, with seven people travelling in one vehicle and five in the other.
The deceased were identified as Abhishek Agnihotri (28), Kartik (32) and Neeraj (31). The injured were identified as Kamal, Shamsuddin, Vishal and Jatin.
"The injured were initially taken to a community health centre and later referred to the district hospital in Rampur for further treatment," a police officer said.
Akhilesh, one of the group members, said the car involved in the accident had suffered a tyre puncture about one kilometre before the crash site. The occupants stopped to replace the tyre before continuing their journey.
During the halt, Akhilesh shifted from the ill-fated vehicle to the other car.
After resuming the journey, the car carrying Akhilesh moved ahead while the second vehicle lagged behind. When it failed to catch up for a considerable time, Akhilesh and his colleagues tried contacting its occupants over the phone, only to learn that the vehicle had crashed into a canter parked on the roadside near the Kotwali area.
Police said the impact of the collision left the car completely mangled.
Local residents rushed to the scene and helped rescue the trapped occupants from the wreckage before they were shifted to a nearby community health centre.
Doctors declared Abhishek Agnihotri, Kartik and Neeraj dead on arrival, while the four injured victims were later referred to the district hospital for advanced treatment.
Police reached the spot after receiving information about the accident and removed the damaged vehicle to restore traffic on the road.