Mathura, Sep 24 (PTI) Three persons, including two tourists from Iran, were injured when the mini-bus in which they were travelling rammed into a vehicle moving ahead of it on the Yamuna Expressway on Saturday, police said.

Superintendent of Police (rural) Trigun Bishen said the bus was going to Agra from Delhi.

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The injured, both women, have been identified as Aafia (35) and Ilhan (30).

The driver of the mini-bus has also been injured. They all have been admitted to a private hospital in Mathura, he added.

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In-charge of the expressway toll police outpost Rajat Dubey said there were 17 foreign tourists in the mini-bus, and they were going to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal and other monuments.

The accident took place at around 5 am on Saturday, and it seems that the driver had fallen asleep, which led to the accident, he said.

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