Muzaffarnagar (UP), May 13 (PTI) Two women were killed and three other family members injured when the car they were travelling in crashed into a push-cart on Delhi-Dehradun national highway on Wednesday, police said.

The incident happened around 25 km from Muzaffarnagar on the highway in Ratanpuri police station area and the car was said to be speeding, police added.

The deceased were identified as Hakiman, wife of Naushad and Kaniz, wife of Hamid, while the injured were shifted to a hospital nearby where they are receiving treatment, they added.

The victims were returning from Meerut after visiting a doctor for some medical treatment. The car driver was arrested.

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