RUDRAPUR: Two people were killed when a speeding dumper truck ran them over from behind while they were riding a bike near Gava rice mills at Kashipur bypass in the city on Monday. According to the police, the incident took place at around 6 am in morning.
SHO of the city police station Vijendra Shah said the deceased have been identified as Devendra Chand (26), a resident of Bhojipura of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh and Evan Datt (30), resident of district Rampur of Uttar Pradesh.
"We have arrested the errant driver, Abdul Rauf, a resident of Bareilly district, and the vehicle has been impounded. The kin of the deceased have been informed and the bodies were sent for autopsy", added SHO Shah.
According to the police, Devendra's sister is married to Evan and they both had recently got jobs in a company in Pantnagar industrial area. They were on their way to work when the incident took place.
