PRAYAGRAJ: Four persons of a family, including a 40-year old man, his wife and two minor kids, died in a road accident in Pratapgarh district on Saturday.
The deceased were traveling on a bike when a high-speed car hit the bike and the entire family riding the bike died. The deceased have been identified as Manoj and Seema and their two kids and were residents of Mahabal of Sangipur police station of Pratapgarh.
The incident took place near Prithviganj Bazar on the busy Varanasi-Lucknow highway in Pratapgarh district on Saturday morning, said the police.
According to the police, the victims including Manoj Singh (40), a resident of village Pure Mahabal located in Sangipur area of Pratapgarh along with his wife Seema (37), son Shivam (5) and daughter Sapna (8) were seriously injured in the collision between the speeding car and their motorcycle when the victims were on their way to Seema’s home Jamtali to attend a family function, said Pratapgarh Kowali police.
Manoj and his son died on the spot in the accident while Seema and Sapna sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the Pratapgarh Medical College where they too succumbed to their wounds, they added.
Even though the car crashed on the side of the road after the accident, four persons travelling in the car escaped with minor injuries.
“The car has been seized and the driver, a resident of Jaunpur, was detained but later released on personal bond. All four bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination,” said Satendra Singh, SHO of Kotwali police station, Pratapgarh.
