In a tragic incident, a woman, her newly-wed daughter-in-law and a son were killed while another son, who got married on Friday, along with a woman and her two children, were critically injured in a road mishap in Etmadpur area of Agra early Saturday morning.
Police said the family was returning by two cars after marriage was solemnised in Tundla on Friday night. The car carrying the bride and other family members hit the railing of the divider on the inner ring road around 8:30 am on Saturday.
In the incident, Saurabh, his younger brother Gaurav’s wife Gunjan and mother Suman died on the spot. Saurabh’s wife Anjali and her two children, along with Gaurav, were critically injured. A case was registered in this regard and the bodies sent for autopsy.
Meanwhile, six persons, including two women, were killed after a bus collided with their car on Friday evening. The accident occurred near Sambalpur village under Dibaai police limits in Bulandshahr. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath condoled the deaths and directed the officials concerned to facilitate the best treatment to the lone survivor.
According to sources, a private bus was coming from Delhi and the car was on its way towards Bulandshahr. It is suspected that the bus driver lost control of the vehicle which collided on NH-93 with an van in which six of the seven occupants were killed on the spot while one was critically injured. The crash was so powerful that those in the car got stuck in the vehicle and rescuers had to use hammers and crowbars to pull the bodies out.
The victims hailing from Sendha Faridpur hamlet of Khurja were returning from Sambhal after attending the last rites of their relatives. They were identified as Ramwati, Bhudev Singh, Pratap Singh, Virendra Singh, Rohit and van driver Kalu. One woman identified as Shimla was injured in the mishap and she was shifted to District Hospital. The bodies were sent to Bulandshahr District Hospital for autopsy. According to CO Vandana Sharma, the bus driver fled the spot and a case was registered under sections 304A, 279, and 427 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against him.