Lucknow: The news of a major accident is coming to the fore in Uttar Pradesh. This accident happened on Thursday on Purvanchal Expressway of Loniktra police station area of Barabanki. Four people have lost their lives in a collision between a car and a mud-laden dumper near Hathi Ka Purva village. Police said that the incident took place on Wednesday night, in which three people lost their lives on the spot, while the fourth person died at Lucknow Trauma Centre. All the people in the car were residents of Pratapgarh district and were on their way to Lucknow.

Giving information, Inspector-in-Charge Vishwanath Yadav said that the speeding car collided with a dumper near the village. On the information of the local people, the police reached the spot, took out all the people in the car and took them to Haidergarh Community Health Center, where doctors declared three people dead.

Giving information, the police said that the fourth person was referred to the Trauma Center in Lucknow, where he also died during treatment. Police said that the deceased have been identified as 30-year-old Irshad Khan, 32-year-old Abubakar Raine, 33-year-old Lukman Raine and 25-year-old Imran.