Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jul 5 (PTI) Two persons, including a child, died and 12 were injured after their van collided with a stranded truck on the Delhi-Dehradun national highway here on Friday, police said.

The accident occurred in the Purkazi police station area when the victims were on their way to Haridwar from Delhi, they said.

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The deceased have been identified as Jai Prakash (42) and Aman (4). The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination and the injured have been hospitalised, Station House Officer (SHO) Sunil Kumar told reporters.

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