Four dead, 12 injured after four-wheeler collides with truck

  • | Wednesday | 21st February, 2018

Some of the villagers working in a field nearby rushed to the rescue of the injured persons. The injured persons were admitted to the district hospital and a private facility nearby.According to eyewitnesses, around 25 people were travelling in the vehicle when the accident occurred. Speaking to their family members, Singh said that he will write to the state government for financial aid to those injured. Bareilly: Four persons were killed and 12 others critically injured after a public utility vehicle in which they were travelling collided with a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction near the Manpur culvert under Bisharatganj police station here on Wednesday morning. While Akansh and Arvind were declared brought dead by doctors at the district hospital, others succumbed to their injuries during treatment.The driver of the truck fled from the scene after the incident.

Bareilly: Four persons were killed and 12 others critically injured after a public utility vehicle in which they were travelling collided with a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction near the Manpur culvert under Bisharatganj police station here on Wednesday morning. The injured persons were admitted to the district hospital and a private facility nearby.According to eyewitnesses, around 25 people were travelling in the vehicle when the accident occurred. Among the deceased is also a class XII student of Bal Vidya Peeth in Aliganj, identified as Akansh Gupta, 15. Some other deceased persons were identified as Arvind Kumar (20), Shamshad (30), and Tasleem (35). While Akansh and Arvind were declared brought dead by doctors at the district hospital, others succumbed to their injuries during treatment.The driver of the truck fled from the scene after the incident. Some of the villagers working in a field nearby rushed to the rescue of the injured persons. They later informed the police.Station house officer (SHO) of Visharatganj, Vishal Pratap Singh Chauhan, said, “Following a complaint by the public utility vehicle’s driver, Kailash Kumar, an FIR was lodged against the truck driver, who is at large.”“Akansh was the topper of his school. He was on his way to school to take a science practical exam when the accident occurred,” said Arvind Gupta, Akansh’s uncle.Additional district magistrate (enforcement), SP Singh, visited the injured people in both hospitals later in the day. Speaking to their family members, Singh said that he will write to the state government for financial aid to those injured.

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