In a shocking accident in Auraiya, four persons were killed while half a dozen others were injured when the car in which they were returning after taking holy dip in the river Ganga collided head-on with a Roadways bus.
The accident took place on the Bela-Bidhuna road in Auraiya early Friday morning. All the injured were admitted to hospital by the local police while the bodies were sent for autopsy.
According to the information received here, 10 members of a family of Ugrapura Lakhna in Etawah district, had gone to Kannauj for bathing in the Ganga. When they were returning their car collided with the Roadways’ Auraiya depot bus coming from the wrong direction on Bela-Bidhuna road around 6 am on Friday. The car was badly damaged due to the collision of the. A woman, two children and the driver died on the spot. Police identified the victims as Anmol alias Golu (7), Geeta (50), Sushila (45) and driver Shailendra Kumar (30), all residents of Ugrapura Lakhna.
In Ballia, two people, including an 8-year-old child, were killed and two others were injured when a Scorpio car ploughed into a marriage procession in Bhojpur village under Sukhpura police station area.
According to reports, Kishan (8) and Devnath (42) were killed and Mantu Paswan (30) and Kundan Bharti (9) were seriously injured in this incident in Bhojpur village on Thursday night.
Meanwhile, police discovered the body of a woman in a guest house in Vrindavan. She was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her room. The deceased had checked into the Brahm Niwas Ashram two days ago and stayed inside her room throughout. The guest house manager said she did not leave her room even once. Her room was also not cleaned since her arrival.
The deceased was identified as Jyoti Sharma, a 24-year-old resident of Madhya Pradesh. The incident came to light on Thursday when the cleaning staff of the guest house knocked on the door but got no response. When he pushed the door a little and sensed a foul smell coming from the room, he peeped in through the window and found the woman hanging from the by a dupatta, said Inspector Ajay Kaushal.
Further investigation is underway.