A tragic road accident in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, resulted in the death of a couple after their motorcycle was struck by a speeding container truck, prompting a police investigation to apprehend the fleeing driver.
Key Points
- A couple from Deoria Kotwali area died in Pilibhit after their motorcycle collided with a speeding container truck.
- The accident occurred on the main highway when the couple was returning home from Pipariya Dulai village.
- The truck driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene after the fatal collision.
- Police have seized the damaged vehicles and initiated a search operation to locate the absconding truck driver.
- The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination at the district headquarters.
A couple died after their motorcycle collided with a speeding container truck in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit on Thursday evening, police said.
The deceased were identified as Prem Kumar alias Nanhe (35) and his wife Laungshri (30), residents of the Deoria Kotwali area.
According to the police, the couple had gone to Pipariya Dulai village and were returning home on their motorcycle around 5 pm.
As they reached the main highway from a village road, a speeding container truck coming from the Khutar side rammed into their motorcycle, killing both of them on the spot, eyewitnesses said.
The truck driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene, Puranpur Kotwali in-charge Pawan Pandey said, adding that the bodies have been sent for post-mortem to the district headquarters.
Police have seized the damaged vehicles and launched a search to trace the absconding driver, he added.
