Two people were killed and three injured in a horrific road accident on the Aligarh Highway in Agra’s Khandauli area on Saturday morning.

According to reports, a dumper and a container collided head-on, after which both vehicles caught fire. The driver and the cleaner of the dumper were trapped in the flames and died on the spot.

Two youths returning from Sadabad Mandi on a bike were also injured when their bike collided with the container. A third person was injured in the pile-up, reports said.

Four fire engines took nearly two hours to bring the blaze under control. The accident caused a five-kilometre-long traffic jam on the highway.

Police recovered one body from near the driver’s seat and were working to retrieve the second. The injured were taken to hospital.

The accident took place near Khandauli on the highway, and further details are awaited from the police.

The head-on collision took place on Aligarh Road in Khandauli on Saturday morning. Four fire engines took nearly two hours to bring the fire under control, and a five-kilometre-long traffic jam followed the accident.