Barabanki,

16 Dec (HS): A speeding automobile crashed with another vehicle under dense fog

on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district on Tuesday,

killing two people and injuring three others, according to authorities. The

collision occurred in Sariyan hamlet in the Haidergarh Kotwali region when a

Maruti Ertiga attempted to pass another car and collided with a Mahindra

Scorpio that was moving ahead, according to reports. Due to poor visibility

caused by fog, the drivers of both vehicles failed to see traffic on the e-way

in time, according to the police, and the hit was so violent that the Ertiga

was launched into the air and plunged into a roadside ditch after skidding off

the road.

Babloo

(35), a native of Bahuhara village in Bihar's Chapra district, and Deepak Kumar

(36) from Hanumangarh in the Lalganj region of Azamgarh district, who were traveling

in the Ertiga, killed in the tragedy, according to officials. The injured were

identified as Mohammad Tahir (55), Asif (22) and Kamruddin Ansari (64), all

from Azamgarh district. They were

originally admitted to a neighboring hospital and then transferred to the

district hospital for additional treatment.

When

local police received information, they hurried to the scene and began rescue

efforts. According to authorities, the

damaged cars were impounded, and the bodies were transferred for post-mortem

testing.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi