An under training sub inspector (SI) and a truck driver going on a truck were killed when truck’s tyre burst and the truck hurtled into a trench in Balia district. The other SI sitting in the truck escaped with serious injuries.
According to a report, under training SI, Rama Kant Maurya along with his colleague SI Virendra Tiwari was returning to Nagra police station and they were sitting in a truck laden with iron rods. The duo were deployed in law and order control in Azamgarh. After their duty was over, they caught Utsarg Express and reached Balia. They then boarded the truck at Pyare lal Crossing under Rasra police station area for Nagra police station. The truck’s tyre burst when the truck reached at Chitauni village under Rasra police station area.
As a result, the truck driver lost control on the wheels and it hurtled in a deep trench on roadside. Due to pressure of heavy load, the iron rods penetrated through the driver’s cabin in which both the SIs and truck driver were sitting. The rods pierced the trio killing SI Ramakant Maurya and the truck driver inside the cabin while SI Virendra Tiwari suffered serious injuries. The villagers rushed the scene for rescuing the victims. They also informed the police about the incident. With the help of villagers the cops succeeded in rescuing the tri who were trapped inside the mangled truck.
They were rushed to district hospital in Balia where the doctors declared SI Ramakant Maurya and the truck driver as dead. SI Virendra is under treatment at the hospital. The police are trying to ascertain the identity of the truck driver.