Fatehpur Horrific Accident: 2 Children Killed After Truck Hits, Drags E-Rickshaw For 20 Metres

Fatehpur: A speeding truck hit an e-rickshaw and dragged it for over 20 metres in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur leading to the death of two including a child and injuring a few others. The tragic accident was caught on CCTV camera, where the speeding truck was seen hitting the e-rickshaw from behind and dragging it for several metres in Bindki’s Faridpur.

The injured people have been admitted to the hospital for treatment, where the condition of one of them is claimed to be critical.

The UP police have registered a case in relevant sections against the accused truck driver and initiated a probe into it.

A senior police official identified the deceased as Sunil Kumar (38) and Srishti. "An e-rickshaw carrying seven students from Children Public School was on its way to drop them at school when a speeding DCM collided with it near Faridpur Mod," Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Vijay Shankar Mishra said.

Six other schoolchildren were injured in the accident and two of them were referred to Kanpur for further treatment, Mishra said.

The ASP said that the mini-truck driver managed to escape, abandoning the vehicle.

"The vehicle has been seized, and efforts are underway to locate the driver," he said. 

Further details regarding the incident are being awaited.