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6 dead as soil-laden truck rams makeshift house in UP
Published : Jun 16, 2018, 12:34 pm IST
Updated : Jun 16, 2018, 12:34 pm IST
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6 dead as soil-laden truck rams makeshift house
6 dead as soil-laden truck rams makeshift house

A truck laden with soil rammed a makeshift house near Maharajpur on National Highway-2 this morning, killing six persons...

A truck laden with soil rammed a makeshift house near Maharajpur on National Highway-2 this morning, killing six persons and injuring four others, the police said.  The deceased have been identified as Kallu Qureshi (55), his son Waseem Qureshi (25), daughter-in-law, Yasmeen (23), daughter Shamimun (18) and granddaughters, Zarina (16) and Sohana (14). The accident took place when the truck driver lost control of the vehicle and hit the thatched house, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Pradyuman Singh said. 

A case has been registered against the unidentified driverA case has been registered against the unidentified driver

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According to an eyewitness, the truck first hit the makeshift house and then crashed into a neighboring house where the occupants were fast asleep. The injured have been admitted to the Kanshiram Trauma centre and Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) hospital, where the condition of two persons is said to be critical, the police said.  A case has been registered against the unidentified driver, they added.

Location: India, Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur

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