Auraiya (UP), Nov. 27 -- A couple was today killed when a dumper hit a scooter on the national highway under the Sadar Kotwali area of Auraiya district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said.
Police sources said that Lallan Singh (65) and his wife Reshma Devi (65), were crushed to death on the spot.
Circle Officer (Sadar) Ashok Kumar said that the deceased couple were residents of Gohan in Jalaun and were travelling on the scooter to attend a wedding ceremony at their brother-in-law's house in Satti police station of Kanpur Dehat district.
He said that according to eyewitnesses, the dumper was moving at a very high speed and the driver lost control of the vehicle, resulting in a severe collision with the scooter.
"The impact was so ...