Four devotees killed, two injured in Kushinagar accident
GORAKHPUR, July 14 -- Four devotees returning from Deoghar, Jharkhand, were killed and two others were seriously injured after their car crashed into a stationary tractor-trolley near Baghi village under the jurisdiction of Patharwa police station in Kushinagar district on Sunday, said police. The deceased were identified as Ram Karan Gupta (50), a revenue officer; Sujeet Jaiswal (55), a village development officer (VDO); Kailash Mani Tripathi (50), a government school teacher and Manoj Kumar (40), a village head.
All four victims died on the spot due to the intensity of the collision. The injured, identified as Rajesh Sharma and Prashant Kumar, were rushed to the district hospital in Kushinagar, where they are currently undergoing treatment. One of them is said to be in critical condition, they added.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences and directed officials to ensure all possible assistance to the bereaved families and provide the best possible medical treatment to the injured.
According to Tamukhi CO Rakesh Pratap Singh, the accident occurred when a car carrying six friends collided head-on with a parked tractor-trolley. The officer confirmed that all the victims were residents of Siddharth Nagar district and were reportedly close friends.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the driver may have dozed off at the wheel....
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