Kushinagar (UP), Sep 4 (PTI) Three people were killed by a single truck in three separate accidents here on Friday, police said.
The truck and its driver have been taken into custody, they said.
According to police, the first accident took place near Mehdeeganj under Ramkola police station limits. The truck hit Motilal (45), a resident of Sonwal in Padrauna area, near Abdul Chak, killing him on the spot, while the driver sped away.
The second accident happened around 500 metres away, when the vehicle hit 17-year-old Chandresh, who was riding a bicycle. Chandresh, a resident of Dhanauji Khas, was critically injured and taken to the Ramkola community health centre, where he died during treatment.
The truck driver allegedly continued driving and, near Gobari intersection in Laxmiganj, hit 35-year-old Subhash, a resident of Rambar in Maharajganj district who was travelling on a motorcycle. Subhash died on the spot, police said.
Following the three accidents, angry locals surrounded the truck and allegedly thrashed the driver. Police reached the spot and took him and the vehicle into custody.
Ramkola SHO Chandrbhan Singh said necessary legal proceedings have been initiated. The three bodies were sent for post-mortem, he said. PTI COR CDN RUK RUK
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