A devastating road accident on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in the early hours of Wednesday claimed the lives of four doctors and a laboratory technician associated with the Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences in Saifai. Police confirmed the incident occurred around 3 am when the SUV they were travelling in lost control, leading to a double collision.

According to Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Anand, the SUV was moving at high speed when it veered off course and collided with the median divider. The impact propelled the vehicle into the oncoming lane, where it was struck by a truck. All five occupants, including the four doctors and the lab technician, died instantly.