Six Nepalese nationals, including two minors, were killed after their car hit a tree and fell into a ditch in Uttar Pradesh’s Ekona area of Jalaun District on Saturday. The incident occurred in the evening when the driver of the SUV was trying to avoid hitting any cattle and swerved but rammed into a tree. According to PTI, those killed were identified as Nilansh (36), Niti (20), Deepika (35), Vaibhav alias Sonu (36). The two children are yet to be identified.
The deceased resided in the Tribhuvan Chowk area of Nepalgunj city of Nepal, as per the report. The driver of the SUV survived the accident and was admitted to the Bahraich Medical College.
Further investigation into the incident is on.
Meanwhile, on Friday night, six devotees were killed and eight others were injured after their Mathura-bound tractor trolley was hit by a truck. According to PTI, the accident occurred on Sadabad Road in Hathras when the trolley carrying 45 pilgrims was hit by a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction. The pilgrims included women and children and it was going from Jalesar in Etah district to Govardhan in Mathura.
Five people died on the spot, one later succumbed to injuries. The deceased were identified as Vikram (45), Madhuri (22), Hemlata (12), Lakhmi (18), Abhishek (20) and Vishnu (20). The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem.
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"Five persons died on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries later. The deceased have been identified as Vikram (45), Madhuri (22), Hemlata (12), Lakhmi (18), Abhishek (20) and Vishnu (20)," the Superintendent of Police Devesh Kumar Pandey was quoted by PTI.
Meanwhile, the injured were taken to a community health centre in Sadabad, Hathras district hospital, JN Medical College in Aligarh and SN Medical College in Agra. The truck driver and his two co-driver were detained, and the truck was seized.
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