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4 dead, 24 injured as canter hits parked truck in Noida

Breaking News Live Updates, 20 August 2024 Latest News Today: Four people were killed and 24 others were seriously injured after a canter carrying a band party hit a stationary truck after a tyre burst, police said. The incident occurred in the Dankaur area of ​​Noida when Sharma Band Party of Tej Garhi Chaurahe in Meerut was going to Faridabad in a canter around 2.30 am on Sunday. They were returning after performing at a programme in Hapur. The injured have been admitted to a private hospital for treatment.

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  4 dead, 24 injured as canter hits parked truck after tyre burst in Noida

  Four people were killed and 24 others were seriously injured after a canter carrying a band party hit a stationary truck after a tyre burst, police said. The incident occurred in the Dankaur area of ​​Noida when Sharma Band Party of Tej Garhi Chaurahe in Meerut was going to Faridabad in a canter around 2.30 am on Sunday.

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