Five people lost their lives while three were left critically injured after an autorickshaw was hit by a speeding dumper truck on Tuesday morning in Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot, news agency ANI reported. The autorickshaw was crushed from the front due to the impact of the accident. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital after the incident.
Additional SP Chakrapani Tripathi told ANI that the incident took place near Jhansi Mirzapur National Highway. He said the people who were injured was admitted to a hospital in Prayagraj for treatment.
"The incident took place near Jhansi Mirzapur National Highway. A speeding dumper collided with an auto-rickshaw, leaving 5 persons, who were travelling in the three-wheeler, dead on the spot. The condition of another three injured people is said to be critical. They have been referred to a hospital in Prayagraj for treatment," Additional SP Chakrapani Tripathi told ANI on Tuesday.
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The police further informed that the bodies of the deceased have been kept in the mortuary for post-mortem examination.
Last month, six people were killed following a collision between a car and a truck in the Gaurabadshahpur area of Jaunpur.
According to the police, the collision took place near the Prasad Tirahe of the Gaurabadshahpur police station area, resulting in the death of six occupants of the car.
The deceased were identified as Anil Sharma, 36, Gajadhar Sharma 60, Jawahar Sharma, 55, Sonam 32, Gautam, 18 and Rinki, 33, the police added. Two of the injured persons were identified as Meena Sharma, 40 and Yug Sharma, 9, while the third was a man aged 25.