A day after 15 people were killed in two road accidents in Champawat, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar districts, another four died and five others were injured in four separate road accidents at Rudrapur in Udham Singh Nagar district, Bhagwanpur in Haridwar district and at Kanda Parav in Bageshwar district on Thursday.
In Haridwar, one person died while another was injured when the bike they were on was hit by a factory bus. The seriously injured duo was admitted to a local hospital where one person identified as Rohit of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, died during treatment. The pillion rider identified as lokesh of Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, was serious, police said. local residents and the employees of the factory they were employees of staged demonstration on the road, venting anger over the accidents happening in the area at regular intervals.
Besides, one person died while three were injured when the car they were in plunged into a 30 metres gorge at Kanda Parav in Bageshwar district on the same day. The deceased has been identified as Anand Singh while the injured are Chandan Kumar, Mahesh Ram and Saruli Devi, all residents of Tharp. Police said that the car had taken the fatal plunge after the driver lost the control over the wheel.
In Rudrapur, two persons died in two road accidents. One person died and another was injured when the car they were in was knocked by a truck coming from the opposite direction at Subhashnagar. The deceased has been identified as Vinay Mishra of lucknow while the injured is Ashutosh Singh. Both, working in a private bank in Rudrapur were going to lalkuan when the mishap happened. Both were admitted at Sushila Tiwari Hospital where Viany was declared brought dead. In another incident again in Rudrpaur, a two-wheeler rider died after he was hit by an unidentified vehicle at Tinpani, Kichha Road in Rudrapur. He was going to Rudrapur from SIIDCUl, police said, adding that the deceased has been identified as Harish of Baheri, Uttar Pradesh.