Tragedy hit Etawah when a man and his son besides a driver were crushed to death and eight other family members, including two children, were seriously injured after a speeding truck hit them.
The accident took place in Bakewar locality of Etawah when the victims were changing the deflated tyre of their car in the wee hours of Monday.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief at the loss of lives in the road accident. Extending his sympathies to the bereaved families, he prayed for peace to the departed souls. The chief minister also directed senior officials of the district to extend all possible help and provide adequate treatment to the injured.
Reports said that the family of one Budha Singh was returning from Delhi to Jhansi on Sunday night. Singh was a resident of Gursarai area of Semri in Jhansi and was a labourer.
When they were crossing Bakewar in Etawah in the wee hours of Monday, a tyre of the car on which they were travelling was punctured and the driver stopped to change it.
As they were changing the tyre, a speeding truck hit the car and crushed them. While Budha Singh (50), his son Deepak (25), and car driver Qumrujama died on the spot, eight others were injured.
The injured were shifted to Saifai PGI by the local police where the condition of Roopa (45), Rinki (19), Seema (22), Priti (19), Riya (8-month), Aadi (1), Pramod (26) and Sandeep (36) was stated to be critical.
A case was registered in this regard and efforts were being made to nab the driver who absconded after abandoning the vehicle.