En route to the state capital to attend the UP Investors' Summit', Bharatiya Janta Party MlA from Noorpur (Bijnore) lokendra Singh was killed along with four others when their vehicle collided with a truck in Kamlapur area of Sitapur late on Tuesday night.
As per reports, the accident took place as the MlA's driver Sachin Singh lost control of Toyota Fortuner SUV as a result of which it jumped pver the divider and across the road before collidingd head on with a truck at Kakaiya hamlet of Kamlapur. Besides Singh (45), his two bodyguards Deepak Kumar (32) and Brijesh Mishra (30), party worker Tarun Singh of Dhampur (Bijnore) and the truck's cleaner were also killed. The drivers of both the truck and the SUV were seriously injured and had to be admitted to a hospital.
Soon after learning of the incident, BJP general secretary Sunil Bansal, cabinet minister Bhupendra Chaudhary and local MPs and MlAs reached the mortuary.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who inaugurated the Summit, condoled Singh's death as did Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and several cabinet ministers.
"Anguished by the demise of BJP MlA from Noorpur lokendra Singh Ji due to an accident. His service towards the society and his role in building the BJP in UP will always be remembered. My thoughts are with his family and supporters in this hour of grief," the Prime Minister tweeted. The Chief Minister and his colleagues said that Singh's death was a loss not only for the party but for the society.