In the continued spate of road accidents in the State, four persons died in a road accident at Kichchha in Udham Singh Nagar district on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Bharat Yadav, Sunil Yadav, Draupadi, residents of Bhadaipura and Ayub, resident of Kichchha. Three persons were riding on a motorcycle when the rider lost control of the vehicle after reportedly being hit by a dumper truck coming from the opposite direction at Aditya Chowk in Kichchha.
A person named Ayub who was sitting at a roadside kiosk also died on the spot after the dumper overturned onto the kiosk. All the four persons died on the spot. locals informed the police who took the people to the local hospital where the doctor declared them brought dead. The dumper driver somehow managed to escape from the scene after the accident, said a Kichcha Police officer.