Tragedy struck Bareilly when at least seven people died after an ambulance rammed into a truck in the wee hours of Tuesday. The victims included six of a family from Pilbhit while the driver was a native of Bareilly.
As per reports, Sameeran Begum of Paharganj police station area in Pilibhit was ill and five of her family members took her to Delhi to get her examined at AIIMS. While they were returning early Tuesday morning, the mishap occurred on Delhi Highway near Fatehganj Western Police Station area. It appeared that the ambulance driver dozed off as a result of which the vehicle swerved and crashed into a road divider before ramming into a Canter truck coming from the other side. The massive impact left all occupants of the ambulance dead on the spot.
The deceased included Khursheed, his wife Sameeran Begum, son Arif, his sister Sageera Banu, brother’s daughter Nasreen, nephew Zafar and ambulance driver Mehndi Khan of Rampura Mafi in Bhojipura area of Bareilly.
As soon as the news of this accident was received, the police and administration officials rushed to the spot and sent the bodies for autopsy.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of libese in the road accident in Bareilly.
Meanwhile in Baghpat, a speeding car rammed into a tree on the Delhi-Saharanpur highway near Todhi village in which three youths died on the spot and two others were seriously injured. The injured were admitted to a hospital.
As per reports, Mintoo, Monu and Anil of Sarurpur village in Meerut, alongwith Ashwani and Sonu were coming to Baraut in a car from their village late Monday night.
On reaching Delhi-Saharanpur highway between Todhi and Badauli village, the car went out of control and collided with a tree on the side of the highway. The police were informed about the accident and the victims were extricated from the rubble with the help of locals before being sent to a hospital in Baraut. There, doctors declared Mintoo, Monu and Anil dead, while Ashwani and Sonu were referred to District Hospital, Meeerut due to their serious condition. The bodies were sent for autopsy.