Amid dense fog, truck runs over girl walking to school in UP’s Kaushambi

In Kaushambi, 15-year-old Sarita Devi, a Class 10 student, was killed when a speeding dumper truck hit her amid dense fog while she was walking to school. The driver fled the scene. Police seized the vehicle and sent the body for post-mortem, investigating the fatal accident

Kaushambi: A girl on the way to her school was killed on the spot after being hit by a speeding dumper truck amid dense fog here on Thursday, police said.

The dumper driver fled the spot after abandoning the vehicle.

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Mahewa Ghat SHO Dhirendra Singh said the deceased was identified as Sarita Devi (15), a resident of Mahewa Uparhar village. She was a class 10 student.

The SHO said Sarita was walking to school at around 9 am when the accident occurred near Bairagipur crossing. Due to dense fog, visibility was poor, and a speeding dumper hit her, killing her on the spot.

Police have seized the dumper involved in the accident and sent the body for post-mortem examination.