Overview

• The victims were identified as Kannauj businessman Deepak Chauhan, his wife Pooja, their daughter Aashi, Deepak’s sister Sujata and her daughter Anny.
• Police say the car struck a road divider before overturning into an oncoming trailer truck and investigators suspect the driver fell asleep at the wheel.
• Eleven-year-old Aradhya Chauhan remains in critical condition at Mainpuri District Hospital following the accident.
• Traffic on the Grand Trunk Road was suspended until authorities cleared the wreckage, disrupting the busy Agra–Mainpuri route.
• This collision is the latest in a spate of deadly monsoon-season accidents in India, underlining persistent infrastructure and enforcement gaps on highways.