In a tragic mishap in Shahjahanpur, the driver of a school bus lost control over the wheels and came on the wrong side of the road and crushed two school going students, killing one of them on the spot and critically injuring the other.
Agitated over the accident, the family members and local residents ransacked the school bus which was abandoned by the driver while fleeing the spot. The mob also tried to set the bus on fire. The relatives also clashed with the police who reached the spot and tried to pacify them.
According to reports from Shahjahanpur, the bus (No-29) of the Colonel Academy School of the district went out of control of the driver and moved to the wrong side of the road. Two students going to school by bicycle were hit by the bus and were critically injured. One of them, a class nine student, died on the spot while the other, a class 10 student, was critically injured and was taken to the district hospital from where he was referred to the KGMU Trauma Centre in Lucknow.
The accident took place near Triloki Nath temple on Puwayan Road and both the students were on bicycle. The deceased was identified as Kunal while the injured student was identified as Gaurav.
The students in the bus were also sent to their school by another bus.
In another accident in Hamirpur, a speeding truck crushed a 4-year-old girl playing outside her home on Thursday morning. She died on the spot.
Angry relatives blocked the road demanding arrest of the truck driver. The incident took place on the canal bypass road in Rath Kotwali area.
The relatives accused the truck driver of negligence and rash driving. The protest ended after the police informed them that the driver had surrendered before police in the Rath Kotwali. A case was registered and he was sent to jail.
In another tragic accident in Ghazipur, three morning walkers died after being hit by a speeding car on Mau-Varanasi four-lane highway in Jangipur police station area of the district.
The chief minister expressed condolences to the bereaved family members while wishing peace to the departed soul. The chief minister directed the officers of the district administration to provide proper treatment to the injured. Along with this, the district magistrate and senior police officers were instructed to reach the spot immediately. As per report, six people living in Mithanpura area went out for morning walk as usual on Thursday morning. Three of them were hit by a speeding car near Belwan village. Two of them died on the spot while the third succumbed to his injuries after reaching the district hospital.
Among those who died were Achhe Lala Yadav (45), Deewar Yadav (36), Vinod Yadav (40), all residents of Mithanpura under Jangipur police station. The bodies were sent for autopsy.
Three of the occupants of the car abandoned the vehicle and escaped. Wine bottles, purse and Aadhaar card were found inside the car.
In another accident, at least two people were killed while another was injured after a speeding truck hit a bike on Dehradun-Delhi national highway in Muzaffarnagar district on Wednesday evening.
The two deceased, identified as Karan (21) and Mahesh (20), were residents of Delhi's Badarpur area.
According to New Mandi police station’s SHO Sanjeev Kumar, the accident happened when three friends, Karan (21), Mahesh (20) and Lucky (16), were returning from Mussoorie to Delhi by motorcycle. Near Bagowali, the motorcycle was hit by a speeding truck, leaving the trio injured. Following this, they were rushed to a hospital where Karan and Mahesh were pronounced dead. The truck driver fled the spot. A case was registered and efforts were on to nab the accused driver.