Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 5 (ANI): At least five people lost their lives, and three others were injured in a road accident on the Moradabad-Bareilly Highway earlier on Sunday after a car rammed into a stationary tanker, police said.

According to SP City Bareilly, Manush Pareek, the incident occurred around 4:30 pm when a Bolero collided from behind with a tanker parked on the roadside due to a jammed axle.

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"Three people died in the initial collision, and three were injured. Subsequently, a motorcycle carrying two persons also crashed into the same vehicles, resulting in both riders' deaths," Pareek said.

He added that a total of five people have died in the accident, while three injured persons have been shifted for treatment.

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Further investigation into the incident is underway. (ANI)

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