MUZAFFARNAGAR: Three people died and one sustained severe injuries when a speeding truck rammed into a car coming from the opposite direction in the Hasayan police area of the Hathras district on Thursday, police said.
The police reached the spot and started the investigation after taking possession of the dead bodies.
Four people, who were travelling in the car, were shifted to the district hospital, where three were declared dead and one is undergoing treatment.
The deceased, all residents of Bareilly, have been identified as Ashish Kumar, Abhishek Saxena, Jai Pratap Singh.
Hasayan police station SHO Shiv Kumar Sharma said, "They were friends who used to work for a car showroom in Bareilly and were going to Rajasthan. The truck was seized, we are trying to arrest the driver." A case against driver has been registered under IPC section 304.