Deoria (UP), February 15 A 50-year-old woman was killed and her husband was seriously injured after their motorcycle collided head-on with a pickup truck, triggering a fire that engulfed both vehicles, officials said.
Circle Officer Manoj Kumar said the accident occurred after a head-on collision between the motorcycle and the pickup at the intersection. The impact of the collision was so severe that the motorcycle rider and his wife were trapped beneath the truck.
The accident triggered a fire that engulfed both vehicles, and the woman died on the spot.
Fire tenders were rushed to the scene, and the blaze was brought under control after considerable effort, police said.
The injured motorcyclist, identified as Girija Shankar Mishra (52), a resident of Amwa village under the Barhaj police station area, was rescued with the help of locals and taken by ambulance to Maharshi Devaraha Baba Medical College, where he is undergoing treatment, police added.
His wife, Renu Mishra (50), died on the spot, and her body has been sent for post-mortem examination, Kumar said.
The CO added that the cause of the accident is being investigated.
