BJP Leader's Father Among 2 Killed After Their Car Rams into Truck in UP

Kannauj: Two persons including the father of a Uttar Pradesh BJP leader died when their car rammed into a truck on Sunday due to poor visibility owing to dense fog, the police said.

Om Prakash Pathak (65) — father of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subrat Pathak — along with his relative Mahesh Dubey (55) perished in the accident on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, they said.

Three other occupants of the ill-fated car, which was on its way to Kannauj from Ghaziabad, were seriously injured and referred to Kanpur for treatment, they added.

"The accident took place at around 4 AM on Sunday, when a car rammed into a stationary dumper on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway owing to fog," Additional Superintendent of Police K C Goswami said.

The accident, that took place in Faguha Bhatta area under Tirwa Police Station, led to a multi-vehicle pileup, he added.