Four people were killed and three seriously injured after a speeding truck rammed into an SUV on the Prayagraj-Varanasi highway near Rupapur in Uttar Pradesh on Monday morning as a group of friends stopped on an overbridge to take selfies.

Four people were killed and three seriously injured after a speeding truck rammed into their SUV while they were taking selfies on an overbridge here on Monday morning, police said. The group of friends, residents of Shivpuri, Varanasi, was returning from the Vindhyachal temple in Mirzapur. On their way, they stopped their Scorpio on the overbridge near Rupapur on the Prayagraj-Varanasi highway to click selfies, according to police.

A speeding truck coming from the Prayagraj side rammed into the SUV from behind and ran over the youths standing nearby, they said. Police said they rushed to the spot after receiving information about the incident and launched a rescue operation. Those trapped in the vehicle were brought out with the help of a gas cutter. The injured were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
The deceased have been identified as Aman Yadav, Golu Yadav and Alok Mishra. The identity of the fourth victim is yet to be ascertained, police said. Two of the injured, Kanhaiya Yadav and Nikhil Kumar, are in critical condition. Efforts are being made to identify the third injured person, they said.


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