Six kids among 14 killed in Pratapgarh mishap
PRAYAGRAJ/LUCKNOW: Fourteen people, including six children, were killed when the sport utility vehicle (SUV) in which they were travelling collided with a stationary truck on the Prayagraj-Lucknow highway near Deshraj Ka Inara village under Manikpur police in Pratapgarh district late on Thursday night, police said.
Expressing grief over the tragedy, chief minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to rush to the spot. He also announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased.
“Chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to next of the kin of those who lost their lives in the Pratapgarh road accident,” his office said.
Superintendent of police, Pratapgarh, Anurag Arya said preliminary probe suggested that the accident took place when the SUV driver failed to spot the parked truck and collided with it from behind.
Those trapped in the SUV were taken out and rushed to community health centre, Kunda, where they were declared dead on arrival, he added. The ill-fated family was returning home to their Chaunsa Jirgapur village in
Kunda after attending a wedding at Shekhpur village in Nawabganj area when the accident took place, the SP said.
Locals said the SUV was
CHIEF MINISTER YOGI ADITYANATH DIRECTED OFFICIALS TO RUSH TO THE SPOT. HE ALSO ANNOUNCED A COMPENSATION OF RS 2 LAKH EACH TO THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED
badly damaged in the collision and police faced difficulties in rescue operation due to darkness.
It took them over two hours to cut the damaged vehicle and take out the bodies.
The dead were identified as Dinesh Kumar (40), Pawan Kumar (10), Dayaram (40), Aman (7), Ramsamujh (40), Ansh (9), Gaurav Kumar (10), Naan Bhaiya (55), Sachin (12), Himanshu (12), Mithilesh Kumar (17), Abhimanyu (28), Parasnath (40) and driver Bablu (22). Twelve of the deceased hailed from Jigrapur village while two others, including the driver, were from another village, the police added.