Barabanki,

15 Dec (HS): A 50-year-old man and his 75-year-old mother were killed after

their car was struck by a speeding unidentifiable vehicle here on Monday,

according to police. The event occurred in the morning on the Lucknow-Gonda

national highway near Birouli hamlet, and the man's wife sustained severe

injuries. According to police, the accident caused the automobile to be

severely damaged and deviate off the road. According to authorities, the

remains of the deceased were trapped within the wrecked truck and had to be

extricated with a gas cutter. Amit Pratap Singh, Station House Officer, stated

that the victims were traveling from Lucknow to their home in Shravasti. Singh

identified the dead as Santosh Kumar Mishra and his mother, Shanti Devi.

Another

woman, Santoshi Devi (48), suffered severe injuries and was taken to the

hospital.The

injured woman was brought to a hospital, where her condition is described as

critical, he added. The accident caused a lengthy traffic bottleneck on the

Lucknow-Gonda route, which was resolved following police involvement,

authorities added. Police say they are tracing the mysterious vehicle using

CCTV video. The deceased's families have been notified, and the remains have

been sent to the district headquarters morgue for postmortem inspection, police

said.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi