A man and an eight-year-old boy died while over half-a-dozen people were injured when their mini-bus overturned after being hit by a vehicle on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway in Greater Noida, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Dadri area around 11 pm on Monday.
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The passengers of the mini-bus hailed from Rajasthan. They were returning from Kainchi Dham in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar when the accident occurred, officials said.
"The mini-bus was trying to park along the expressway when an unidentified vehicle hit it from the rear, overturning it," a police spokesperson said.
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"In the incident, Awadh (8) and Devendra (31) died while six other passengers, including a three-year-old child, and the driver were admitted to the Government Institute of Medical Sciences," the spokesperson said.