Agra, March 20 -- A road accident late Thursday night claimed the lives of five members of the same family after their Bolero vehicle collided with a tree in the Chitrahat police station area of Agra, police said on Friday.

According to police, the incident occurred around 11 PM when the family was returning from a religious trip. They had traveled from Etawah to Rajasthan's Kaila Devi Temple on the first day of Navratri and were on their way back home when the accident happened.

The collision was so severe that the front portion of the vehicle was completely crushed, and part of its roof was torn off. Five people died on the spot.

The deceased have been identified as Kanta Prasad (70), his son Devendra (35), daughter-in-law Seema (30), ...