LUCKNOW: A devastating road accident on Tuesday claimed one life and left seven others injured after an SUV collided with a brick-laden tractor-trolley on Lucknow's Kisan Path. The victims were traveling from Mathura to Ayodhya for pilgrimage at the time of the incident.
Accident Details
The collision occurred around 4:15 am near the Dalauna railway overbridge in the Mohanlalganj area. According to police, the SUV struck the tractor-trolley with such force that the vehicle was completely mangled, trapping the driver inside the wreckage.
Rescue Operations
Upon receiving information, police teams rushed to the spot and launched rescue operations along with fire brigade personnel. The injured occupants were extracted from the damaged vehicle and transported to the Trauma Centre of Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences for treatment. Fire department personnel used specialized equipment and struggled for a considerable time to free the driver, who was taken to hospital in critical condition but later declared dead. The deceased was identified as Sandeep.
Injured Victims
The injured were identified as Subhashish Mohanty (16), Smitanjali Sahu (35), Tilavera, Tida Subodha, Basant Das, Jayantiratha, and Sai Ramrath. All are residents of Jagannath Puri in Odisha, police confirmed. According to investigators, all eight occupants of the SUV were traveling from Mathura to Ayodhya Ram Mandir for darshan when the accident occurred.
The collision temporarily disrupted traffic movement on Kisan Path. Police later used cranes to remove the damaged vehicles and restore normal traffic flow. Officials stated that further investigation into the accident is underway, and no law-and-order issue was reported at the spot.
