Barabanki,

6 Dec (HS): A horrific road accident took place near

Sadullapur village under Kothi police station area of ​​Barabanki district of

Uttar Pradesh at around 11:30 pm on Friday night, in which an Ertiga car was

completely destroyed and one person died on the spot. After the accident, the

Banda-Bahraich road remained jammed for about two hours. According to the

information received, a high-speed Ertiga car and a tractor-trolley collided

head-on near Sadullapur village on the Barabanki-Bahraich road late on Friday

night. The collision was so severe that the Ertiga car was completely damaged

and turned into debris, and there was chaos at the spot. After the incident,

the villagers present nearby showed humanity and immediately informed the

police and started rescue work.

Upon receiving the information, police from Kothi police station immediately

arrived at the scene. With the help of police and villagers, the injured

trapped in the car were rescued and taken to the Community Health Center,

Kothi, for treatment. Doctors declared one of the injured, Shriram Sharma (50),

a resident of Gangapur, Sitapur, dead after examination.

The second injured person has been identified as Pankaj (44), a resident of

Biswa police station in Sitapur district. He is seriously injured. According to

the police, no official confirmation has yet been received regarding the other

injured.

Due

to the severity of the accident, traffic on the Banda-Bahraich main road was

completely disrupted for about two hours, causing a traffic jam several

kilometers long. With the tireless cooperation of the police and villagers, the

damaged car and tractor-trolley were removed from the road, after which traffic

was restored on the route late at night. Kothi police station in-charge Amit

Singh Bhadoria said that the matter is being investigated and the police is

trying to gather information about the injured.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi