UP: 50-year-old woman killed, two injured as truck hits motorcycle in Hamirpur
A speeding truck hit a motorcycle in Rath, Hamirpur, killing 50-year-old Ramrati on the spot. Her husband Ram Deen and daughter-in-law were injured and admitted to Rath Community Health Centre. Police seized the truck and are searching for the driver
Hamirpur: A 50-year-old woman was killed and two others were injured when a speeding truck rammed their motorcycle in Rath area of Hamirpur district on Wednesday morning, police said.
Ram Deen (60), a resident of Bhadradera in Jalaun district, was travelling to Jamaundi Danda on a motorcycle along with his wife Ramrati (50) and daughter-in-law when the accident occurred, they said. The speeding truck coming from a sand mine hit their motorcycle, officials said.
The impact of the collision was so severe that Ramrati died on the spot, while Ram Deen and his daughter-in-law sustained injuries. After the accident, the truck driver fled the scene, the police said.
Jaria police station in-charge Dinesh Pandey said the injured were admitted to the Rath Community Health Centre for treatment. The body has been sent for post-mortem, he said, adding that the truck has been seized and efforts are on to trace the absconding driver,” Pandey added.
