Overview
- Police and multiple outlets report that the crash occurred late on Sunday when a Scorpio travelling from Delhi hit an animal, crossed the divider and collided head-on with an Ertiga in Hapur’s Garh area.
- Three men in the Scorpio died at the scene and have been identified as Sarfaraz (45), Afzal (37) and Abrar (48); their bodies were sent for post-mortem.
- Seven other occupants were seriously injured and taken for treatment, with two patients in Meerut hospitals and five receiving care in Hapur.
- Both SUVs were completely wrecked, local residents and Garh police station personnel carried out initial rescue efforts and moved the injured to nearby hospitals.
- Garh police have opened an investigation to verify the reported cause and reconstruct the sequence of events that led to the head-on collision.