Five killed in road mishap

KANPUR: Five people including two motorcyclists were killed and three others critically injured in a road mishap on Tuesday in Chitrakoot district.
The accident triggered anger among locals in Dehundha village and angry villagers staged a massive demonstration and road blockade. Tension gripped in the area and extra police force was deployed along the entire stretch of Allahabad-Karwi road.
Police said, an empty truck coming from Allahabad veered out of control and after hitting two motorcyclists rammed into a road-side grocery shop belonging to one Awdhesh. The accident left five people dead and three injured out of whom two were reported critical.
The deceased, have been identified as Devi Sharan Tripathi(50) and Jitendra Mishra(24), both residents of Itwan, Julekha(55) of Muslimpurwa, Dinesh(28), a resident of Dehundha and Anand Shukla(17) of Rampur.
Police said the driver of the truck lost control, which forced the vehicle to veer towards the left side of the road and the truck first hit two motorcyclists and later crashed into the roadside grocery shop. "Devi Sharan and Jitendra, who were riding on a two-wheeler died on the spot. Three injured including, Julekha, Dinesh and Anand Shukla, who sustained serious injuries succumbed at the hospital," said a circle officer, Satyaveer Singh.
The locals also demanded necessary compensation to the kin of the deceased.
Police said that a case against the truck driver has been registered. "The cops have launched a hunt to nab the absconding truck driver", he said. Police have shifted the bodies to district hospital for postmortem.