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Barabanki, November 4 (IANS) A tragic road accident took place near Bishnupur town on Deva-Fatehpur road in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, in which six people were killed and two others were seriously injured.
The accident occurred on Monday night when a speeding truck collided with an Ertiga car, which was reportedly without a license plate. The collision was so strong that the car was blown apart, causing panic among the onlookers.
The deceased have been identified as driver Shrikant Shukla, Pradeep Soni, his wife Madhuri Soni and their son Nitin, all residents of Fatehpur city. One of the dead is unidentified. The injured have been identified as Naimish, younger son of Pradeep Soni, and another unidentified person. All the people traveling in the Ertiga car were returning home after bathing in the Ganga in Bithoor, Kanpur.
On receiving the information, District Magistrate Shashank Tripathi and Superintendent of Police (SP) Arpit Vijayvargiya reached the accident site. Police personnel rescued the injured and took them to the district hospital by ambulance. In view of their critical condition, the victims were later referred to Lucknow Trauma Center for advanced treatment.
SP Arpit Vijayvargiya said that preliminary investigation shows that the accident occurred due to speeding.
“Six people have been confirmed dead. The accident caused a massive traffic jam, which was later cleared after removing both the vehicles with the help of a crane,” he said.
Chief Medical Officer Avadhesh Kumar Yadav confirmed that the injured were treated at the local Community Health Center (CHC) before being referred to the Lucknow Trauma Centre.
SP Vijayvargiya said, “There were eight passengers in the car. Five men and one woman died, while two others were injured. The passengers had hired the car for an outbound trip and were returning to Fatehpur when the accident occurred. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem and the truck driver is currently absconding.”
According to eyewitnesses, the truck was traveling at a very high speed. It is being told that the driver lost control after seeing the car coming from the front, resulting in this horrific accident. Police have seized the truck.
–IANS
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