Amethi, 10

March (HS): Three persons were killed and four others were badly injured after

two motorbikes they were traveling in collided with a stopped truck while

attempting to evade a fast car approaching them, police said Tuesday. The

collision occurred on the Raebareli-Sultanpur national highway near Nigohan

hamlet on Monday night. According to authorities, seven persons, all relatives,

were returning to Raebareli after attending an evening event at a school in

Jais.

While attempting to avoid a fast car approaching from the other way, both

vehicles collided with a truck (UP36 T1485) parked on the roadside. All of the

riders had serious injuries and were brought to a community health center in

Fursatganj, where doctors proclaimed Disha (6), her father Atul (38) and

Hiralal (45) dead.

Rani (30),

Shivani (18), and Pallavi (16) were critically injured and sent to Raebareli

District Hospital. The fourth, Mahi (12), is being treated at the Fursatganj

Community Health Centre.

According

to police, Atul, Disha, and Mahi were on one motorbike, and Hiralal, Rani,

Shivani, and Pallavi were on the other. Tiloi Circle Officer Dinesh Kumar

Mishra stated that the deceased's remains had been sent for post-mortem

examination. He stated that police had confiscated the vehicle.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi