Lucknow: Four members of a family, including three children, were killed and a woman critically injured after a speeding dumper truck ran over them while they were sleeping outside their home in Barabanki early Saturday. The accident occurred in Jhansa village under Fatehpur Kotwali police station area.
Details of the Incident
According to police, the family was sleeping on the roadside due to a power outage. The speeding truck first rammed into a tree and then crushed the family. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives and directed officials to provide all possible assistance to the injured.
Victims Identified
Neeraj, 35, and his son Anurag, 13, died on the spot. Neeraj's wife Aarti, 32, and daughters Anshika, 10, and Anshu, 6, were rushed to a hospital in critical condition. Doctors later declared Anshika and Anshu dead. Aarti, who sustained severe injuries, was referred to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Lucknow for advanced treatment, where she remains admitted in critical condition.
Police Action
ASP (North) Vikas Chandra Tripathi said the truck was seized and its driver taken into custody. An investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the accident.
Another Accident in Barabanki
In a separate incident, a speeding car crashed into a tree on Friday night. The car driver, Sukhvinder Singh, 50, died on the spot, while two others — Shashank Singh, 35, and Dharmendra, 50 — sustained serious injuries and were admitted to a hospital.
Authorities have urged people to avoid sleeping on roadsides and have called for stricter enforcement of traffic rules to prevent such tragedies.
