Kannauj, 11

March (HS): A collision between a tractor trolley and two motorbikes on the

national highway here killed three persons and wounded one, according to

authorities on Wednesday. The incident occurred on National Highway 24 near Atara

village at midnight. According to Sadar Kotwali Station House Officer Jitendra

Pratap Singh, a farmer from Mawai village was riding home in a tractor-trolley

when it collided with a motorcycle near Atara village in the Jalalpur Panwara area

of district. The crash was so strong that it flung the two motorcyclists into

the road, killing them instantly. The victims have been identified as Mohammad

Ahad (20) and Arbaaz (16), both from Inayatpur village.

A man named

Raju, a Mawai village native, was also hurt in the collision and sent to the

district hospital. Following the accident, the tractor driver lost control of

the vehicle, which crashed into another motorbike, killing rider Amit (36), a

Chhibramau local, on the scene. Police said the remains had been sent for a

post-mortem.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi