Man home for Karwa Chauth, daughter’s 1st b’day dies in road accident

Bareilly: A man who took leave from work in Gujarat to come home to Bareilly’s Nawabganj to celebrate Karwa Chauth with his wife and his daughter’s first birthday died in a road accident on Bareilly-Pilibhit highway after his two –wheeler was hit by an SUV. His brother-in-law was also killed in the accident.

Dilip Singh, CO, Nawabganj, said Sudhir Kumar, a resident of Aaspur Richaula village under Nawabganj police station, his wife Beena, daughter and brother-in-law Rajendra were on way to their ancestral village in Hafizganj on a two-wheeler on Sunday night when a speeding SUV hit them.

Both Sudhir and Rajendra succumbed to injuries on the spot, police said, adding that Beenu and their daughter sustained minor injuries.

Dilip Singh said the SUV driver abandoned the vehicle a few meters away from the accident spot and fled. The SUV has been impounded by police. His details are being ascertained through the vehicle registration number and a case is being registered, the CO added.