Two persons died on the spot while four sustained serious injuries when the jeep they were travelling in was hit by a train at an unmanned railway crossing. On Wednesday morning, a Mahindra pickup was crossing the unmanned railway crossing at Gokulnaga when it was hit by train number 55335 plying from Bareilly to lalkuan.
According to sources, Sitarganj residents Sunil Samardar and Mahendra Singh died on the spot while Pilibhit resident Rahul, Sitarganj resident Nilima, Nanakmatta resident Mrityunjay and his wife sustained serious injuries.
The injured were taken by the 108 ambulance service to the Government hospital where they were administered first aid before being referred by doctors to the Sushila Tiwari government medical college and hospital in Haldwani considering their serious condition. Reaching the accident site, the police sent the bodies for post mortem.
According to the police circle officer Pratap Singh Pangti, the seven people travelling in the pickup were going to set up shops in the three-day fair held at the Saiyyed Mazaar in the Gokulnagar area. A person identified as Ajit Samardar is also reported to have been travelling in the jeep but could not be found after the mishap. The police are searching for the missing youth.