Hapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 19 (ANI): At least four people died after a car plunged into a pond in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district, police said on Thursday.

The accident took place near Samana village in the Kapurpur police station area.

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Police said last night a Honda City car with four people plunged into a pond after it apparently went out of control. All four died on the spot.

"As we received the information of the incident, we immediately reached the spot," police said.

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The deceased have been identified as Rahul, Haroon, Shokeen and Arun who are residents of Hapur. All of them were returning from Ghaziabad where they used to work at a farm house.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, police added.

Further investigation is underway. (ANI)

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