Lucknow, July 24 -- A tragic road accident in Deoria district claimed the life of a high school student on Thursday afternoon.
Karishma Gupta, a resident of Usrahwa Tola in Sekhuai village under Gauri Bazar police station limits, was returning home from Inter College Indupur on her bicycle when she was fatally hit by a speeding dumper.
The incident occurred around 1 PM near the Central Bank on Rudrapur-Deoria Road. According to eyewitnesses, the dumper approached from behind at high speed and rammed into Karishma's bicycle.
She fell onto the road, and the vehicle ran over her, killing her instantly. Shocked bystanders tried to stop the dumper, but the driver fled the scene after abandoning the vehicle a short distance away.
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