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Kanpur Tragedy: Two Die in Separate Road Accidents
22 Oct
Summary
- Two men lost their lives in separate road accidents on Wednesday in Kanpur.
- A speeding school bus fatally struck a 36-year-old milk trader.
- An unidentified vehicle caused another fatal accident involving a 20-year-old.
Two lives were tragically cut short in separate road accidents in Kanpur on Wednesday. The first incident occurred in Swaroop Nagar, where a 36-year-old milk trader, Rituraj Singh, was fatally struck by a speeding school bus on GT Road near Cancer Hospital. He was on his way to purchase fodder for his cattle at the time of the accident.
Rituraj Singh was rushed to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital but was declared dead by doctors. His brother has since lodged an FIR against the bus driver at the Swaroop Nagar police station, providing the vehicle's registration number. In a second incident on Wednesday evening, an unidentified speeding vehicle hit 20-year-old Brajendra Singh near Shambhua Puliya in the Bidhnu police station area.
The driver involved in the second accident fled the scene immediately after the collision. Police have sent the body of Brajendra Singh for postmortem and are actively investigating to identify and apprehend the driver responsible for his death. Investigations are ongoing for both fatal accidents.
