A tragic road accident in Pilibhit claimed the lives of three young friends on Friday evening. The incident occurred around 8 pm on the Bisalpur-Benipur road, approximately 3 km from Bisalpur city, near a temple under the Bisalpur Kotwali police station limits.
Details of the Accident
The victims were identified as Saurabh Rajput (20), a Class XI student; Sumit Balmiki (24), an employee at a private firm; and Ashish Rajput (22), who owned a mobile phone shop. All three were residents of the Dube locality in Bisalpur and were out on a recreational trip on a single motorcycle when the collision took place.
Severe Impact
Police reported that the force of the head-on collision with a tractor-trolley was immense. Saurabh and Sumit were declared dead upon arrival at the local community health centre. Ashish was initially referred to the Autonomous State Medical College in Pilibhit and later transferred to a higher medical facility in Bareilly, where he succumbed to his injuries on Saturday morning.
Legal Proceedings
Local residents apprehended the tractor driver immediately after the accident and handed him over to the police. The tractor-trolley has been impounded, and the bodies have been sent for postmortem examination. Bisalpur SHO Sanjiv Shukla stated, "We are waiting for a written complaint to lodge an FIR in the matter."
