UP: 3 members of family killed, various injured after speeding trailer truck hit vehicles at railway crossing in Amethi

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 31 (ANI): Three people of the same family died and several were injured after a speeding uncontrolled trailer truck hit the vehicles standing at the railway crossing in Kamarouli police station area in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi, police said.

The incident occurred on Thursday evening. More than half a dozen vehicles were damaged in the accident.

Upon receiving the information, the police reached the spot and took the injured to the hospital.

According to the police, the deceased belong to the same family and live near Para Bazaar in Sultanpur district.

Further details are awaited.

Earlier, four people died in a collision between a bus and a vehicle on the Nakaha Shankarpur Highway of Kheri police station on Sunday, said police.

All the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where six were said to be severely injured.

“This accident happened between a magic (mini vehicle) and a roadways bus… Four people have died, including a child. At least seven people are injured, including six severely injured,” CO Sadar, Ramesh Tiwari, Lakhimpur Kheri said, while detailing the incident.