One dead, six injured in Kanpur road accident; third such incident this year
India Today
At least one person was killed and six others suffered injuries after a speeding truck rammed into an e-rickshaw in Kanpur. This is the third such incident reported this year.
Days after six people lost their lives in a brutal accident in Kanpur, another horrific accident shook the city on Tuesday evening. At least one person died and six others were injured after a speeding container collided with an e-rickshaw parked on the side of the road in Chakeri's Jajmau checkpost.
The tragedy happened when a truck loaded with sand which was heading towards Lucknow from Kanpur rammed into an e-rickshaw. The speeding truck trampled the passers-by on the highway. An initial probe has revealed that the steering failure could be the reason behind the accident. The truck collided with an e-rickshaw, loaded with passengers, injuring six people and killing one.
On February 11, six people were injured when a speeding electric bus hit several cars and two-wheelers in the city. Earlier in January, at least five people were killed and a dozen others were injured in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur after a speeding bus knocked over people on the road. This is the third such incident reported this year.
A team of police officials rushed to the spot and immediately took the injured people to the hospital for medical treatment. The identity of the deceased is yet to be established and the injured have been identified as Ajay Kumar (25), Arun (24), Azad (18), Ali Mohammad (28), Karan (18), Mukhtar Ahmed (58).
An eye-witness told India Today that an individual lost his leg in the accident and police and local people carried out the rescue operation. The eye-witness said that the truck was shifted with the crane and injured people were pulled out of the damaged truck.
Meanwhile, Kanpur police said that the injured people have been admitted to the hospital for treatment and the driver was also sent for a check-up.
Police said, "The condition of the driver is safe and now we will take him for medical examination to see if there is presence of alcohol content in his blood. Further investigation is underway."
