A horrific road accident that took place near Narayanpur Bhalianpurwa on Gonda-Lucknow road late on Wednesday night in the area shocked the entire area. First there was a head-on collision between the two bikes, after which the people who came to help the injured were crushed by the speeding SUV. Four people died in the accident, while five others were injured.
According to the information, the accident happened late at night when two motorcycles collided on the Gonda-Lucknow highway. The collision was so strong that the people traveling on both the vehicles fell on the road and got injured. The villagers present nearby immediately reached the spot and started helping the injured.
Meanwhile, within a few minutes an SUV going towards Lucknow went out of control. According to eyewitnesses, the driver lost control and rammed into a group of people helping on the road. The collision was so severe that many people were thrown away and there was chaos on the spot. After the accident, the SUV crossed the divider and reached under the road on the right side.
After the accident, a large number of local people reached the spot. All the injured were immediately taken to the Community Health Center Colonelganj, where doctors declared four people dead. The deceased have been identified as Gulshan (25) resident of Narayanpur Manjha, Sanjay Kumar Tiwari resident of Tarheta, Hasan Mohammad (40) resident of Narayanpur Manjha and Imtiaz (27) resident of Narayanpur Manjha. After the incident, there was chaos among the family members and there is an atmosphere of mourning in the villages.
Altaf (32), Tabrez Alam (20), Vinay Singh (26), Anshuman (10) and Parvez (17) were seriously injured in the accident. Everyone is being treated at the Community Health Centre, Colonelganj. The condition of some of the injured is said to be critical. Colonelganj BJP MLA Ajay Singh reached the spot and took information from the family members.
Kotwal Narendra Pratap Rai said that the police has started investigation to identify the cause of the accident and the SUV vehicle. Nearby CCTV footage and statements of eyewitnesses are also being recorded.