Kushinagar, July 13: Four devotees, returning from Baba Dham and Thawen after offering prayers, were killed when the car they were in collided with a tractor-trolley in the Pateharwa Police Station area of the Kushinagar district, officials said on Sunday. All the devotees in the car were residents of Siddharthnagar district, returning after visiting the Thawe Durga Temple located in Gopalganj, Bihar on Sunday morning.

The deceased were identified as Manoj Kumar (village head, Phulpur), Sujit Jaiswal (village development officer, Mithwal block), Ramkaran Gupta (kanungo, Shohratgarh) and Kailash Mani Tripathi (teacher, Nagar Palika Parishad Siddharthnagar), all residents of Siddharthnagar district. Uttar Pradesh Road Accident: 4 Killed, Several Injured After Truck Collides With Vehicles in Lucknow (Watch Videos).

Speeding Car Rams Into Tractor-Trolley in Kushinagar

Two other individuals, Rajesh Sharma (the driver) and Sushant Sharma, also residents of Siddharthnagar, sustained injuries and are currently receiving treatment, the police said.

The accident occurred when the speeding car collided with a tractor-trolley on the four-lane highway near Baghi Kuti in the Pateharwa police station area. Three devotees died at the scene, and a fourth succumbed to injuries later, the police stated. Jalaun Road Accident: 3 Killed, Several Injured After Car Loses Control, Crashes into Tree in Uttar Pradesh.

Upon receiving reports of the accident, police arrived at the location and worked with the locals to rescue the victims. The injured were transported to the nearby Community Health Centre (CHC) in Tamkuhiraj. Tamkuhiraj Police Circle Officer (CO) Rakesh Pratap Singh confirmed that the collision occurred near Baghikuti and assured that legal action is being taken in the case.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)