Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), March 10 Three people died and four others were critically injured here when two motorcycles they were riding on crashed into a stationary truck while trying to avoid a speeding vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, police said on Tuesday.
The accident occurred on the Raebareli-Sultanpur national highway near Nigohan village late on Monday evening.
According to police, the seven people – all relatives – were returning to Raebareli after attending an evening event at a school in Jais.
While trying to avoid a speeding vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, both vehicles crashed into a truck (number UP36 T1485) parked on the roadside.
All the riders sustained serious injuries and were taken to a community health centre in Fursatganj, where doctors declared Disha (6), her father Atul (38), and Hiralal (45) dead.
Among the injured, Rani (30), Shivani (18), and Pallavi (16) were transferred to the district hospital in Raebareli in critical condition. The fourth, Mahi (12), is currently being treated at the Fursatganj community health centre.
Police said that Atul, Disha, and Mahi were on one motorcycle, while Hiralal, Rani, Shivani, and Pallavi were on the other.
Tiloi Circle Officer Dinesh Kumar Mishra said that the bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem. He said that the police have seized the truck.
