Guwahati: At least six people were killed including five members of the same family in the Ayodhya – Lucknow highway on Wednesday.
The deceased have been identified as Ajay Kumar (33), his wife Sapna (28), their two children Aryan (8), Yash (10), and his brother Ramjanm (28). The driver was identified as Ajay Kumar Yadav (36).
According to reports, the family was returning from a wedding in Surat when the accident took place near village Narayanpur.
Additional Superintendent of Police, Purnendu Singh stated the car’s driver was among that slain.
The driver, who was travelling at a rapid rate, is suspected of dozing off behind the wheel and missing the vehicle stopped on the side of the road.
Singh said that a cutter had to be used to retrieve the bodies of the victims from the mangled vehicle. They were rushed to a hospital but were declared dead by the doctors on arrival, he added.