Melkar : One dead, another injured as a peepal tree uprooted
Bantwal, June 20: A labourer died and another seriously injured when a peepal tree uprooted on them on the national highway near Melkar in the taluk on Wednesday.
The deceased labourer is identified as Ramasevak (36) of Piki village near Nafipura in Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh. Another labourer Dileep who sustained severe injuries was admitted to a private hospital.
When they were working in a private place near Melkar, the peepal tree uprooted on their tent due to heavy rains and gusty wind injuring the two seriously. Both were admitted to the private hospital. But Ramasevak breathed his last. Police and fire brigade rushed to the spot and inspected the situation. Operation is on to remove the tree.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
