One killed, three injured in UP's Sambhal as SUV rams into truck on Ganga Expressway

A 24-year-old man was killed and three others injured in a car-truck collision on the Ganga Expressway while allegedly attempting to overtake the truck on Friday evening.

A 24-year-old man was killed while three others were injured after their Scorpio vehicle collided with a truck while allegedly attempting to overtake it on a stretch of the Ganga Expressway here on Friday evening, police said.

The incident took place near Kisoli village under Bahjoi police station area, they said.

According to police, the injured persons were initially admitted to a hospital for treatment.

Bahjoi Community Health Centre (CHC) in-charge Dr Sachin Verma said Siddharth (25), a resident of Varanasi, died in the accident, while Varun Chauhan (24), Piyush Singh (22), and Karan Kushwah (25) -- residents of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh -- sustained injuries.

After receiving first aid, the three injured persons were referred to the district hospital.