UTTAR PRADESH — A truck travelling at high speed ploughed into a parked SUV and the people standing beside it on the Prayagraj-Varanasi highway near Rupapur on Monday, 19th October, morning killing four and leaving three others seriously hurt, police said.
Two of the injured, Kanhaiya Yadav and Nikhil Kumar, are in critical condition. Police said they are still trying to establish the identity of the third injured person.
Aman Yadav, Golu Yadav and Alok Mishra are among the dead. The fourth victim has not been identified, police said.
The victims were friends from Shivpuri in Varanasi, on their way back from a visit to the Vindhyachal temple in Mirzapur. They had halted their Scorpio on an overbridge near Rupapur to take selfies when the truck, coming from the Prayagraj direction, hit the vehicle from behind and ran over those standing outside, police said.
Officers who reached the spot after being alerted began rescue work, using a gas cutter to pull out those trapped inside the SUV. The injured were taken to a hospital for treatment, police said.