AGRA: A speeding truck hit a moving car - with a Noida-based couple and their two children inside - from behind and dragged it for over 2km on the busy Agra-Gwalior highway, injuring the man and his wife. After the collision, the truck driver didnt stop even when passersby pelted it with stones. Eventually, local police had to barricade the highway to intercept the heavy vehicle. The family - Amar Bhushan Jain (42), wife Yogita (38), daughter (13) and son (8) - were from Noida sector 27 and on their way to Dholpur, Rajasthan, to celebrate Raksha Bandhan on Thursday.Family was on way to celebrate RakhiAmar Jain told TOI on Friday, "Fortunately, my injuries are minor and my children are safe. My wife sustained a head injury and is undergoing treatment at the ICU of a private hospital in Agra. Things could have been much worse for all of us."Amar added: "The truck driver was speeding and did not stop even after the collision. My car got stuck into the front portion of the truck. Its driver increased the speed as commuters tried to stop the vehicle. We were terrified, my kids and wife were screaming out of fear."CCTV cameras on the NH-3 captured the terrifying episode. A complaint was filed against the truck driver at Saiyan police station on Friday and the accused was arrested.ACP, Piyoosh Kant Rai, said, "The CCTV footage shows how the truck driver deliberately posed a danger to the lives of the family in the car. He has been booked under IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 427 (mischief causing damage)." SI Amar Rana added, "The driver was drunk. He was trying to flee and stopped only when we were about to open fire. We rushed to the damaged car and rescued the four passengers. A woman was critically injured and taken to hospital. The container truck has been seized."Local residents said police responded swiftly. "A barricade was laid across the highway and it was blocked for traffic. But the truck driver was in no mood to stop the vehicle," one of them said.

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