UP: 3 killed, 17 injured in tractor-truck collision in Sambhal
Three people were killed and 17 injured in an accident on the Sambhal-Hasanpur road in Uttar Pradesh. The incident, which took place near Deep Pur Tanda under the jurisdiction of the Rajpura police station, involved a collision between a tractor-trolley and a container truck. The victims were returning from a funeral when the tragedy struck on Sunday night.
Victims identified, injured hospitalized
The deceased have been identified as Ghasi Ram, 60, Mahipal, 55, and Gumani, 40. Following the tragic incident on Sunday night, the seventeen injured peopletaken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The truck driver involved in the collision reportedly fled the scene. Efforts are on to nab the errant driver, reports said.
Victims returning after attending funeral
District Magistrate Manish Bansal confirmed the accident, stating it occurred around 11:00pm on Sunday. He added that the victims were residents of Lakhanpur village. They had been returning from Anupshahr in Bulandshahr district after attending a funeral when the fatal collision took place.
Kerala: 2 men killed after bike sandwiched between 2 buses
On May 10, two men lost their lives after the two-wheeler they were traveling in got crushed between two buses operated by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) in Kochi, Kerala. According to police, the two-wheeler was behind a KSRTC bus when another bus approached from behind and slammed into the motorcycle and the bus in front of it. The impact of the crash was so intense that both men died instantly at the accident scene.
6 killed as car hits truck taking wrong U-turn
This comes a week after six members of the same family were killed after their car collided with a truck making a wrong U-turn on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan. Two children were also injured in the crash. The family was en route from Sikar district to Trinetra Ganesh temple in Ranthambore when the accident took place.
