Balrampur (UP), Jul 20 (PTI) Two people were killed and five others injured in a collision between a car and an e-rickshaw on the Barhni National Highway here on Sunday, police said.
According to the police, an e-rickshaw full of passengers was heading towards Shankarpur intersection when a car coming from Balrampur towards Barhni hit it.
The collision was so severe that the e-rickshaw was badly damaged. Mustafa (45), who was sitting in it, died on the spot, while Kalb Hussain (70) died while being taken to the hospital.
Five people, including the e-rickshaw driver, were injured in the accident and have been admitted to the hospital.
Tulsipur’s Police Circle Officer (CO), Brij Nandan Rai, said that the bodies have been sent for postmortem and further investigation is underway.
Upon receiving information about the incident, regional MLA Rakesh Yadav met the deceased’s family and expressed condolences. He demanded government assistance of Rs 10 lakh each for the dependents of the deceased and Rs 2 lakh each for the injured. PTI COR CDN HIG HIG
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