Two Postmen Killed In UP After Being Hit By SUV Driven By Russian Tourist

The incident took place near Bijauli village under the Bakewar police station area in Etawah district while the SUV was on its way to Vrindavan. 

Three Russian tourists travelling in the SUV were injured in the incident. (Image for representation)

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Two postmen were killed after a speeding SUV hit them on National Highway 19 in Etawah on Thursday afternoon. 

The incident took place near Bijauli village under the Bakewar police station area in Etawah district while the SUV was on its way to Vrindavan. 

Meanwhile, three Russian tourists travelling in the SUV were injured in the incident.

Bakewar Station House Officer (SHO) Bhupendra Singh Rathi said three rural postmen were talking to each other on the roadside near Bijauli when the SUV, a Scorpio, hit them.

Atul Kumar Shakya (24), a resident of the Engineering College area in Etawah, and Sangam Gautam (22), a resident of Dibiyapur in Auraiya district, died on the spot. The third postman narrowly escaped the crash, the officer said.

The SUV veered off the road and overturned in a field after hitting the postmen. 

The passersby immediately informed police. After reaching the spot, police rescued the three tourists who were trapped inside the overturned vehicle.

The officer said that the SUV was being driven by Yakonika (55), a Russian national. Serjersaliv (54) and Georgy (57), both Russian nationals, were also travelling in the SUV to Vrindavan. 

The three were taken to the Bakewar community health centre in an ambulance and were discharged after primary treatment. The bodies of the two postmen have been sent for post-mortem, police said.