In a tragic incident in Sambhal, five persons, including four children, were killed and four others injured when a mound of mud caved in on over them in Kudfatehgarh area on Friday morning. The victims, who are yet to be identified, were buried alive when the mound caved in while they were digging mud at Vicetha Kaji village, local police in Sambhal claimed on Friday evening. They claimed to have rescued four children trapped in the mud and they have been admitted to hospital where their condition were stated to be stable. The attempts are on to ascertain the identity of victims.
Meanwhile in another report from Muzaffarnagar, three women were injured while jumping off a moving vehicle here after the driver allegedly misbehaved with them. Praveen, Sonia and Moni sustained injuries after they resisted the eve-teasing by the driver and jumped off the moving vehicle in Baghra village in Muzaffarnagar on Thursday afternoon. The women were offered a lift by the accused. The driver started misbehaving with the women and refused to stop the vehicle despite repeated pleas by the victims, local police claimed. The accused has been arrested. The injured have been admitted to the hospital.
In another case reported from Etawah, a mother-daughter duo were killed and four others injured after a car they were traveling in allegedly collided with a truck in Jaswantnagar area on Friday. Reports said that the incident occurred when the car carrying six persons collided with a truck at Jaswantnagar, on Friday morning. Puja (28) and her daughter Arshika (2) died on the spot, while four others were injured in the accident. The car was heading to Rae Bareli from New Delhi. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination. A case has been registered against the truck driver and efforts are on to nab him.
In last case reported from Siddharth Nagar, two children died as they fell into a well after being chased by stray dogs in Ram Prasad Nagar ward area. The incident took place when Jagdish and Arjun, both aged about 11 years, were returning from a marriage function near their house when they were chased by stray dogs, following which they fell into a well, on Thursday night. The bodies were fished out and sent for post-mortem examination.