4 workers killed in road crash involving UP roadways bus
Noida (PTI): Four factory workers were killed after they were allegedly mowed down by an Uttar Pradesh roadways bus near Noida, officials said Thursday.
Three other workers were taken to a hospital with severe injuries in the wake of the road crash that took place around 11.30 pm Wednesday, a senior police officer said.
"Workers of the Hero Motor Company in the Badalpur area had come out of the factory after their shift in the night when the bus hit some of them on the road," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Vishal Pandey said.
"Three workers died on the spot while one died during treatment at a hospital here. Three others who suffered injuries have been referred to Delhi for treatment," Pandey said.
He said the police responded immediately upon receiving the information and helped the injured rush to hospital.
The bus of the Noida depot has been impounded but its driver fled the spot and efforts are on to arrest him, the additional DCP said.
According to the police, those killed have been identified as Sankeshwar Kumar (25), Mohri Kumar (22), Satish (25), and Aazad (34).
Three injured workers - Anuj, Sandeep, and Dharmvir are currently undergoing treatment at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, the police added.
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Four of family killed as car jumps divider on highway in Gujarat's Panchmahal
Godhra (Gujarat) (PTI): Four members of a family were killed, and one sustained grievous injuries after their speeding car jumped a divider on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway corridor in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Monday, police said.
The car driver lost control of the wheels near Kalol. As a result, the four-wheeler jumped the divider and veered off to the other side of the highway, an official from Kalol police station said.
Soon after the accident, some locals rushed to the scene and also alerted the police. Efforts were made to pull out the people trapped in the car.
Four persons died on the spot, while one suffered injuries, the official said.
The deceased were members of a family from Vadodara and were returning from Rajasthan when the tragedy struck, the official said.
They have been identified as Sajid Iqbal Khinji (55), Ilyas Iqbal Khinji (50), Ishaq Iqbal Khinji (48) and Rehan Azgar Khinji (35).
