Three pilgrims and a driver died while 45 others were injured when a bus collided with a stationary truck at Khurja locality of Bulandshahr earlyWednesday morning. The injured were admitted to District Hospital and a case was registered by the police.
SP (City) Bulundshahr Mansingh Yadav said that a bus (UP14DT-8733) carrying pilgrims was returning from Haridwar to Govardhan in Mathura after a darshan. As the vehicle was crossing Khurja, the driver lost control and rammed into a stationary truck (RJ14GE-2191) in the wee hours ofWednesday. Two persons died on the spot while bus driver Mukesh of Jasrana in Ferozabad died on way to the hospital. The other deceased were identified as Surajmukhi and Pappu from Mainpuri. The severely injured persons were admitted Bulandshahar government hospital.
Meanwhile in Pratapgarh, two women died after being struck by lightning in different parts of the district.
Seema Upadhyaya (50) and Ushma (35) were brought to the district hospital with serious burns after being struck by lightning on Tuesday. The victims latersuccumbed during treatment. Their bodies were handed over to their families after autopsy.
Elsewhere in Ballia, passenger Poonam Maurya was robbed and thrown off theChhapra-lucknow express train by unidentified
miscreants near Chitbaragaon railway station late on Tuesday night. The victim was later admitted to the district hospital where her condition was serious.
Poonam was going to Varanasi along with her husband for her treatment. As she was going to the toilet, some youths robbed her ornaments before pushing her from the running train. A case of loot and attempt to murder was lodged and efforts were being made to track the robbers.
Only last week, a similar incident was reported from Bareilly wherein a woman engineer was robbed and later pushed out of a running train causing serious injuries. The GRP cops at Izzatnagar police station who were investigating the icnident have so far drawn a blank.