A startling revelation has come to light about the recent road accident in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. An auto, meant for just 4 passengers, was crammed with 14 people and speeding on the state highway. Suddenly, a biker on the Bilhaur-Katra highway made an abrupt right turn, forcing a trailing fast-speed DCM vehicle to hit the brakes. The DCM tilted on the road, and just then, the overloaded auto came from the opposite direction.
Trying to avoid a crash with the DCM, the auto driver applied the brakes but lost control due to the overloading, causing the auto to overturn. The high speed made the auto strike the DCM as it overturned. The scene erupted in chaos after the accident, and most of the passengers in the auto suffered severe head and chest injuries. Their bodies lay bloodied on the road, and the auto was left in pieces.
Source: aajtak
On Wednesday afternoon (November 6), a total of 11 lives were lost in the Hardoi road accident. The accident also left four people, including the auto driver and the biker, injured. Among the deceased were five women, four children, and two men.
How did such a dreadful accident occur?
According to information, Ramesh, a resident of Bichpuriya Aligarh in the Bilgram police station area, was on his way to his sister Geeta's funeral on a bike. Near Heera Roshanpur village on the Katra-Bilhaur highway, he made a sudden turn. Seeing the bike suddenly turn, the DCM driver applied brakes, causing the vehicle to skew on the road. The biker collided with the DCM and got injured. Meanwhile, the overloaded auto coming from the opposite direction also braked sharply to avoid the DCM, causing it to overturn and skid along the road before hitting the DCM.
Source: aajtak
The collision was so severe that 11 people in the auto succumbed to their injuries, with serious head and chest trauma. The doctor stated that seven people died on the spot, while three were declared dead at the Community Health Center, Bilgram, and one at Hardoi Medical College. Post-incident, the DCM driver fled, leaving the vehicle behind. The police have currently seized both vehicles. Auto driver Sanjay is injured and undergoing treatment.
Names of the Deceased
In this road accident, the deceased include Neelam (60), wife of Rajaram from Eitoli village in Bilgram, Radha (30), wife of Rakesh and her sister Nirmala (40), Madhuri (37) from Majigwa in Mallawan police station area, Sunita (35) wife of Alok and their daughter Aansi (11) from Patiyanpurwa in Madhoganj, Satyam (20) from Patel Nagar East in Madhoganj, Vimlesh (17) from Sarasathara in the Surasa police station, Roshni (26) and her daughter Vanshika (5), and son Pranshu (1) from Gurra village in Sandi, while Roshni's husband is seriously injured.
Source: aajtak
14 Seated in Space for Four
The auto that met with the accident on Wednesday on the Bilhaur-Katra state highway had a seating capacity for just four passengers. Still, the CNG-fueled auto packed with 14, including the driver, sped down the highway. Despite the traffic month, none of the responsible authorities noticed the overloading of the auto. Moreover, the place from where the auto picks up passengers is located within a short distance from the police station and the main station, yet the practice of stuffing the auto with passengers continued unabated.
Notably, the auto involved in the accident had faced fines (13,000 rupees) before for carrying extra passengers, yet overloading did not stop, leading to the loss of 11 lives and serious injury to the auto driver himself. A relative of the driver was among the deceased.
