Overview
- On Sunday morning a sand‑laden dumper collided with a tempo near Bamnetta village on the Agra–Moradabad National Highway, crushing the tempo and overturning the dumper.
- Police and hospital officials said at least five people died and five were injured, while some local reports and a Circle Officer later said a sixth victim had succumbed to injuries.
- Authorities identified several of the dead as the tempo driver and passengers including two young children and a 20‑year‑old relative, with bodies sent for post‑mortem and formal inquest procedures.
- Eyewitnesses told police the tempo was in its lane when an e‑rickshaw ahead made a sudden U‑turn and the dumper swerved to avoid it before striking the tempo.
- Sambhal police have opened an investigation, wreckage was cleared to restore traffic, injured people were moved to nearby hospitals for treatment, and the Uttar Pradesh chief minister ordered support for victims’ families.