Rudrapur, August 21: Four people, including a pregnant woman who was close to delivery, died here in the early hours of Wednesday in a head-on collision between a car and their e-rickshaw, police said. The e-rickshaw driver was also killed in the accident that occurred around 3 am near Ataria road along the Nainital highway when the pregnant woman, along with other women of the same family, was returning home from the district hospital after a check-up, they said. Uttarakhand Road Accident: Six Tourists From Shimla Killed After Alto Car Falls Into Deep Gorge in Dehradun (See Pic).

The e-rickshaw was ferrying six people, police added. The deceased were identified as Jyoti, Urmila, Vibha and e-rickshaw driver Manoj, all residents of Bhura Rani. Jyoti experienced labour pain late Tuesday night and her family members took her to the hospital in the e-rickshaw. Uttarakhand Road Accident: Five Killed After Car Loses Control and Falls into Deep Ditch in Dehradun (Watch Video).

However, doctors at the medical facility examined her and told the family that there was still a day to go for delivery and advised them to return home. The women were on their way back when they met with the accident. The car that hit their e-rickshaw bore an Uttar Pradesh number plate, police added.