Agra (UP), March 20 Five people, including four from a family, died, while four others sustained serious injuries when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in which they were travelling crashed into a tree here, police said on Friday.
According to the police, the deceased have been identified as Kamta Prasad (70), his son Devendra (35), his daughter-in-law Seema (32), and his 3-year-old granddaughter, Aradhya, and the car's driver, Rishi (20).
DCP East Abhishek Agarwal said that a family from Etawah district was returning in a Bolero after offering prayers at the Kaila Devi temple in Rajasthan.
On the way, the vehicle crashed into a tree in the Chitrahat police station area in Agra district, resulting in the deaths of five people and serious injuries to four others. The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination.
The injured have been referred to the Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai (in Etawah) for treatment, police said.