A tragic incident happened on Saturday morning on Yamuna Expressway. At least seven people were killed and two injured in a car accident near Milestone 68 in the Naujheel area of Mathura in the wee hours of Saturday.

According to the reports, the family travelling in WagonR was reportedly on its way to a wedding when their car collided with another vehicle on the stretch of the Yamuna Expressway. Additional Superintendent of Police, Mathura (Rural), said three men, three women and a child were killed on the spot whereas two injured, a child and a man have been taken to the hospital. The injured are critical and have been referred to the higher health center.

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The WagonR has the registration number UP18 DB9872 and was apparently coming from Agra. The police reached the spot after they received the information about the incident from a passerby. The accident was so fierce that the front of the car had caved in and the police had to cut the vehicle to extricate the injured.

Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has offered his condolences to the bereaved families and said that those injured in the tragedy would be given proper medical care.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the Mathura road accident as heartbreaking. My deepest condolences to those who have lost their loved ones in this accident. With this, I wish the injured a speedy recovery, he said.

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