Mathura (UP), May 20 (PTI) Two persons were killed and two others seriously injured after a container truck ran over them near a hospital on National Highway-19 here early Wednesday, police said.
The incident occurred around 3 am when the truck travelling from Delhi towards Agra lost control, hit a divider and then ran over four persons standing outside a tea shop, Station House Officer (SHO) Ravi Tyagi said.
Locals alerted the police and rushed the injured to a hospital, Tyagi said.
Lalit (26), a resident of Chandoli Chhata, and an unidentified person died during treatment, while Tejpal (45) and Vikas (22) have been admitted to a hospital, the SHO said.
Police have taken the container truck and its driver into custody and are investigating the matter, officials said, adding the bodies have been sent for postmortem. PTI COR KIS SMV SMV DV DV
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