Jagran Correspondent, Kaushambi: Four men were killed in a road accident on the Prayagraj-Kanpur National Highway around midnight on Tuesday. The victims were repairing a parked pickup truck loaded with cots on the roadside near the Kangan Hotel in the Trilokpur area, within the Kokhraj police station jurisdiction, when an unidentified speeding vehicle struck them.
Upon receiving information about the accident, police arrived at the scene and transported the injured men via an ambulance to the Community Health Centre in Sirathu. Finding their condition serious, doctors provided first aid and referred them to the Manjhanpur Medical College, where all four men died during treatment.
Prayagraj-Kanpur Highway Accident: Deceased Identified
The deceased have been identified as Sabir and Akbar, both sons of Sharif and residents of Ward No. 10, Sarai Sirathu, under the Saini police station jurisdiction; Anwar, son of the late Mumtaz, a resident of Muratganj, Sandipan Ghat police station; and Ehsan, son of the late Sapatullah, a resident of Rasulpur, Kokhraj police station.
Upon receiving news of the accident, the families of the victims arrived at the hospital.
Police Launch Search For Unidentified Driver
The police have sent the bodies of the deceased for post-mortem examination, registered a case against the unidentified driver, and launched a search for him. Investigators are currently examining the footage from nearby CCTV cameras to identify the vehicle involved.
Following the incident, locals stated that speeding and reckless driving lead to regular accidents on this stretch of the highway, raising concerns regarding safety on the route.
Maihar-Rewa National Highway Accident
Five members of the same family died on the spot, and one individual got severely injured after a high-speed car collided with a truck on the Maihar-Rewa national highway.
According the eyewitnesses, the accident occurred in the late hours of Monday near Righra village in the Nadan police station area. The front portion of the car got completely destroyed due to the impact of the collision, leading to panic among the locals.
The passengers were rushed to a nearby hospital; however, most of them died on the spot. The injured passenger was later referred to Jabalpur after the first aid.
(With Inputs From Jagran.com)