KANPUR: One person was killed and six others injured, when a truck-trailer, after hitting an e-rickshaw, trampled the passers-by on the National Highway in Chakeri's Jajmau area on Tuesday evening.
The incident took place when a sand laden trailer-truck, heading towards Lucknow from Kanpur, rammed into an e-rickshaw.
Later, in a bid to escape, the speeding trailer trampled the passers-by. The incident came close on the heels of the Tat Mill e-bus accident in which six people were killed and about a dozen others injured on January 30.
On being informed, local police rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. They took the injured people to the hospital for medical aid.
The identity of the deceased is yet to be established. The injured have been identified as Ajay Kumar (25), Arun (24), Azad (18), Ali Mohammad (28), Karan (18) and Mukhtar Ahmad (58). Locals told TOI that one person’s leg was severed in the accident. “The driver of the trailer truck was over-speeding that led to the mishap, “' they said.
Inspector Chakeri police station Madhur Mishra said the injured have been admitted to the hospital. “We have detained the trailer-truck driver. He has been sent for medical examination to ascertain the presence of alcohol content in his blood. Further investigation is underway", he said.
