Bahraich,

April 27 (HS): Two drivers were killed and another critically injured in a

multiple-vehicle crash in Assam Chauraha, authorities said Monday. On Sunday

night, a Punjab-registered truck carrying iron machinery, a Haryana-registered

cement trailer, and a Lucknow-registered pickup truck crashed on the Bahraich

bypass. Following the accident, a large fire erupted in the front parts of the

truck and trailer. Both drivers became trapped inside their cabins and were

burned alive, according to investigators.

It took nearly three hours to recover victims because damaged vehicle sections

needed to be ripped open by machine. According to the Station House Officer of

Dargah Shareef police station, the dead driver of the Haryana-registered

trailer was Jeetlal Yadav (55), a Prayagraj native. His assistant suffered

significant injuries and is being treated.

The

injured assistant recognized the deceased. SHO stated that the identity of the

driver of the Punjab-registered truck has yet to be determined. Attempts were

made to contact the registered owner of the vehicle using the given cellphone

number, but there was no response. Police

are also attempting to reach the owner at his location in Punjab. According to

police, a Lucknow-registered pickup vehicle was also found damaged at the

scene, but no goods or people were discovered.

Locals

told police that three people in the pickup fled the site quickly after the

collision. According

to the officer, the front sections of both the truck and the trailer were

severely damaged, and the cabins were entirely destroyed by the fire. According

to authorities, the remains have been transferred for postmortem inspection,

and an investigation is now underway.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi