5 killed in collision between ambulance, pick-up van in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi
The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained
Wreckage of an ambulance on the Purvanchal Expressway in Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, on June 15, 2025. PTI
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An ambulance rammed into a pick-up vehicle on the Purvanchal Expressway in Amethi district on Sunday, killing five persons, a police official said.
The accident took place when the ambulance was carrying a body from Haryana to Bihar.
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Five people travelling in the ambulance died in the collision, while one person was seriously injured. The injured has been admitted to the district hospital, SHO of Bazar Shukul police station Abhinesh Kumar said.
The injured has been identified as Shambhu Rai of Samastipur district of Bihar.
According to the police, the deceased have been identified as Rajkumar Sharma alias Satish Sharma, Ravi Sharma and Phoolo Sharma, residents of Samastipur district of Bihar, besides Sarfaraz and Abid (both drivers), who are residents of Haryana.
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Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shailendra Kumar Singh said the ambulance was going from Haryana to Samastipur in Bihar with the body of Ashok Sharma, a resident of Rambhadrapur of Samastipur. There were two drivers and four family members in the ambulance.
The Additional SP said the ambulance hit the pickup from behind.
The bodies of the deceased have been sent for postmortem.
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