Two persons, including the father of a Uttar Pradesh BJP leader, died when their car rammed a truck here on Sunday due to poor visibility owing to dense fog, the police said.
Om Prakash Pathak (65) - father of BJP leader Subrat Pathak - along with his relative Mahesh Dubey (55) died in the accident on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, they said.
Three other occupants of the ill-fated car, which was on its way to Kannauj from Ghaziabad, were seriously injured and referred to Kanpur for treatment, they added.
“The accident took place around 4 a.m. on Sunday, when the car rammed a stationary dumper on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway owing to fog,” Additional Superintendent of Police K.C. Goswami said.
Pile-up
The accident, that took place in the Faguha Bhatta area under the Tirwa police station, led to a multi-vehicle pile-up, he added.