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3 Killed as Car Heading to Ballia Crashes on Agra Expressway

Police personnel inspect the wreckage of a car after it overturned at high speed on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Agra, killing three occupants.
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Agra (UP), Sep 26 (PTI) Three people were killed and two others injured when a car travelling from Delhi to Ballia overturned on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway here on Saturday morning, police said.

All five men, residents of Delhi, were travelling to Ballia for some work when the accident occurred at around 7.30 am in the Dauki police station area, Assistant Commissioner of Police Imran Ahmed said.

The deceased were identified as Jaiprakash (32), Bhupendra (35) and Kapil (31), and the injured were identified as Yashwant (33), who was driving the car, and Chandrakant (35), who was seated beside him, police said.

The car was travelling at around 140 kmph when the driver lost control, causing it to overturn, they said.

The three men seated in the rear were thrown out of the vehicle and died, the ACP said.

The injured were taken to a hospital for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were sent for a post-mortem examination, officials said, adding that the families of the deceased and injured have been informed.

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