Gorakhpur, Feb. 2 -- Three people were killed and several others seriously injured in a major road accident today morning at Zero Point in the Jungle Kaudia police station area of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.
According to police sources, an autorickshaw was caught between two trailers coming from the front and rear amid dense fog near Zero Point. The impact was so severe that the auto was badly mangled, trapping the passengers inside.
Hearing the cries of the victims after the accident, local residents rushed to the spot and managed to rescue four people from the damaged vehicle. Soon after, Jungle Kaudia outpost in-charge Vikas Mishra reached the scene along with the police force and initiated immediate relief and rescue operatio...