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Truck drags car at toll booth, injuring two
28 May
Summary
- Container truck rear-ended a car at Bara Toll Plaza.
- Two car occupants sustained injuries, one critically.
- The container truck driver fled the scene after the collision.
A speeding container truck collided with a car at Bara Toll Plaza in Kanpur Dehat late Monday night, critically injuring two occupants. The Haryana-registered truck rear-ended the car while it waited at toll booth number 11, dragging it a significant distance.
Eyewitnesses reported the harrowing incident, and a video has since circulated online. The two injured individuals, Ravindra Kumar Mishra and Rajesh Singh, were rushed to a medical college. Rajesh Singh's condition was deemed critical, prompting his family to move him to a private hospital for intensive care.
The driver of the container truck fled the scene immediately after the collision, leaving the vehicle behind. Authorities are currently engaged in a search operation to apprehend the absconding driver. A written complaint has been filed by the aggrieved party.
