Mau,

April 25 (HS): Five people died on the spot in a road accident on the

Barsaatpur Ahirani Highway in the Doharighat police station area of Mau

district, Uttar Pradesh, during wee hours. Police arrived on the information

and are investigating the matter. According to Superintendent of Police Kamlesh

Bahadur, a Scorpio vehicle (JH 21 G 3927) lost control, crossed into another

lane, and collided with an oncoming trailer (BR 28 GB 2171). The impact was so

severe that all five people in the Scorpio died on the spot. A pet dog in the

vehicle also perished in the accident. Following the incident, chaos erupted at

the scene, and a crowd of locals gathered.

Upon

receiving the information, Doharighat police arrived at the scene and began

rescue and relief operations. Police have taken possession of all the bodies

and sent them to Mau District Hospital for post-mortem, and necessary legal

action is being taken. The deceased have been identified as Vinay Srivastava

(53), his son Kritarth Srivastava (27), and his wife Archana Srivastava (48),

residents of Ranidiha, Khorabar police station, Gorakhpur district, and Ravindra

Yadav (20) and Purushottam Kumar (28), residents of Matihani, Mohanpur police

station, Gaya district (Bihar). The entire family was reportedly returning home

after attending their daughter's wedding in Ranchi when the accident occurred.

Police are informing the family of the incident and taking further action.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi