Gurugram family of three die in car-truck collision in UP's Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar, Jul 8 (PTI) Three members of a family, including a three-year-old boy, were killed and as many were injured when their car hit a truck from behind on the Delhi-Haridwar National Highway, police said on Tuesday.

According to police, the incident occurred late on Monday night near a toll plaza under the Chapar police station limits in the Muzaffarnagar district as the family was heading to Haridwar to take a holy dip in the Ganga.

The car was badly mangled by the impact of the accident. Locals and the staff of a nearby toll plaza got into the rescue effort immediately after the incident and informed the police.

The deceased have been identified as Sumit (28), his wife Puja (26), and their three-year-old son Nishant, all residents of Gurugram.

A police officer said the other three passengers, including a woman, sustained serious injuries and were taken to a hospital. PTI COR KIS NSD NSD