Agra: Nine people were killed when a Scorpio car collided with a truck on the Agra-Kanpur National Highway. Three people were injured.
The accident took place in the Emadpur area of Agra yesterday morning. The driver of the Scorpio fell asleep and caused the accident. The Scorpio collided with a container truck lined up from Agra as it crossed the median and entered the oncoming vehicle line.
There were 12 people in Scorpio. The bodies of those who died in the accident were sent for post-mortem. The injured have been admitted to the hospital.
Agra SSP Bablu Kumar said the vehicle was a Jharkhand registered vehicle.