The accident occurred near Sanwara village in Rasra Kotwali area when the car veered off the road and plunged into the canal. (Representative image)
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Agra: A Delhi couple and their two children were killed in a road accident on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in the Fatehabad area, police said on Monday.
The deceased, residents of Uttam Nagar in the national capital, were returning home after taking a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj.
The incident occurred at around 12:30 am on Monday, police said.
Omprakash Singh, 42, was at the wheel when he lost control of the car. The vehicle jumped the road divider and crashed into a truck coming from the opposite side of the expressway, they added.
Singh, his wife Purnima, 34, their daughter Ahana, 12, and four-year-old son Vinayak died on the spot, Assistant Commissioner of Police Amar Deep said.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, and the family has been informed, he added.
"Preliminary investigation suggests that the driver might have dozed off leading to the accident," the officer said.