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3 Killed, 2 injured as car crashes into another vehicle in Mathura

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Mathura: Three people were killed and two others were injured when their car collided with a truck on Monday. The victims were identified as Pankaj Verma, Bhavesh and Rohit, police said.

Their ages are between 25 to 30

Pankaj Verma, a resident of Swaroop Nagar in Delhi, Bhavesh Yadav hailing from Darbhanga district in Bihar and Rohit from Saran district of Bihar died on the spot in the accident. Their ages are estimated to be between 25 to 30 years, he said.

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Accident happened due to napping

The accident occurred around 4:30 am in Raya area when the car was en route to Delhi from Varanasi, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Trigun Bisen said. It is suspected that the car driver dozed off, leading to the collision, Bisen said.

Victims were coming from Varanasi

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According to police, the five victims were coming from Varanasi and proceeding to Delhi. Their car rammed into a truck ahead of them, killing three of them on the spot and injuring two. The injured were immediately rushed to a hospital, SP rural Trigun Bishen said. The bodies were sent for post-mortem. Further investigation is underway, police added.

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