Woman among four killed in accident on Lucknow-Agra Expressway

Four persons, including a woman, were killed and seven others injured in a collision between a car and an SUV on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway here on Friday afternoon, police said.

The accident took place in the Matsena area when the car going from Delhi to Manipuri dashed into a divider and hopped onto the other side of the expressway, colliding with the Delhi-bound SUV coming from Lucknow, SP Ashish Tiwari said.

While three persons in the car died on the spot, a woman travelling in the same vehicle succumbed to injuries in the hospital, Tiwari said.

Vinay (29) and three others, who are yet to be identified, were killed in the accident. The seven persons riding in the SUV were injured and have been admitted to the district hospital, the SP said.

After completing the relief work at the accident spot, traffic has been restored on the expressway, he added.