Four people died and three others were injured after a pickup vehicle and a van collided near Manimai temple in Uttarakhand’s Doiwala on the Haridwar highway on Wednesday morning, police said.
The vehicle went out of control and collided with a roadside divider. A van following the pickup then crashed into it. They were rushed to nearby hospitals in ambulances. Doctors declared two of them dead on arrival, while two others succumbed to their injuries during treatment. Of the four deceased, police have identified two as Naresh and Vinod, both residents of Rohtak, Haryana. “The third injured person is undergoing treatment at Jolly Grant Hospital in Dehradun.
The accident took place around 10.40am when a pickup vehicle travelling towards Dehradun lost one of its rear tyres, according to police. Of the three injured, police have identified the two as Vipendra Singh, 35, a resident of Rohtak, and Vicky, a resident of Badaun, Uttar Pradesh.
Dehradun senior superintendent of police (SSP) Pramendra Dobhal said, “Seven people travelling in the two vehicles were seriously injured in the accident. “Our efforts are underway to establish the identities of the other two deceased,” the police said. We are trying to establish his identity,” the SSP said.
