Four killed in two separate road mishaps in UP

Muzaffarnagar: Four people were killed and as many injured in two separate road accidents in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday.

According to Circle Officer Ashok Kumar, a truck driver, Israr (38), and conductor, Rashid 27, were killed when their vehicle collided with another truck on the Meerut-Karnal highway near Lank village in Shamli district Wednesday. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

In another incident, Nitu (30) and his cousin brother Ashish (23) were crushed to death when a speedy car hit their bike on the Delhi-Saharanpur highway at Thanabhawan town in Shamli district Tuesday, police said.

All the four injured were occupants of the car. They were shifted to the hospital, they said.