5 killed, 4 injured in two accidents in Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar: Five people, including a woman, died and four others were seriously injured in two road accidents in Muzaffarnagar district Saturday, police said.

The injured, including two women, have been admitted to a hospital and are stated to be in serious condition, they said.

Superintendent of Police Ombir Singh said two people, including a woman, were killed and four others injured when the driver of a car lost control over the wheels and crashed the vehicle into a shop near Mansurpur village on Delhi-Dehradun national highway about 10 km from here.

The injured were have been admitted to a hospital in serious condition.

Singh said the car driver was under the influence of alcohol.

In an unrelated incident, three people were crushed to death by a speeding truck.

The victims were riding a motorbike when it collided with the truck near Dholra bus stand in Titawi village of the district. The truck driver managed to escape after the accident.