Two from Bihar killed after their car
rams into truck on Agra-Lko e-way
Lucknow: In another fog related incident, two youths died after their car rammed into a stationary truck on Agra-Lucknow Expressway under Tirwa police station limits in Kannauj on Sunday morning.
The accident took place at culvert number 186 of Tirwa Kotwali area on Agra-Lucknow Expressway, police said.
Prima facie it appears that the two youths could not spot the truck due to fog and rammed into it. The truck had developed a snag late on Saturday night after hitting the divider, after which the driver escaped leaving the truck abandoned, police said.
The police took out the two injured from the car and admitted them to Tirwa Government Medical College where the doctors declared them dead.
The deceased have been identified as Abhishek (21), son of Deep Kumar and Piyush Kumar Chaurasia (22) son of Manoj Kumar, both residents of Station Chowk Ward No. 21 Madhepura Bihar.
Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) security officer Shashikant Mishra said the family members have been informed about the accident and they are on their way to Kannauj from Bihar to claim the bodies.
UPEIDA officials said that the tragedy occurred due to fog and if this stationary truck had been removed from here in time, the accident would not have happened.
“As of now, both the truck and the car have been removed to prevent any further accidents,” they added.
