Tragedy struck a family when eight of itsmembers died in a road accident inAmbedkarnagar in the weehours of Saturday. The family members were rushing with an ailingmember to lucknow for treatment when themishap took place. A case was registered and theinjured were shifted to a hospital. Wakil Ahmed of Nariyaon in Jahengirabad (Ambedkarnagar) was ill for the last few days.
As his condition deteriorated, his familymembers decided to get him proper treatmentand hired a Scorpio MUV to take them tolucknow early Saturday morning.
As the vehicle crossed Kurki Bazar inSammanpur area of Ambedkarnagar it collidedwith a tractor trolley in which half a dozenfamily members died on the spot while twoothers were pronounced dead upon arrival at ahospital. The Scorpio driver identified asMohamed Sakib of Jahengirabad was battlingfor his life.
Those killed in the accident were identified as Wakil Ahmed, his wife Wasimunishan, Muneer, Abdul Rab, Qamrul Hassan, Shakeel Ahmed of Jahengirabad along with Sirajul and Mujibul Nishan of Nyuri locality also in Ambedkarnagar. The bodies of all eight deceased were shifted for autopsy and efforts were on to nab the tractor driver who absconded after the accident.