6 die as SUV rams into wrongly parked truck
Gurugram, Sept. 2 -- At least six pilgrims died and 14 others critically injured after the pick-up van they were in allegedly rammed into a truck parked on the roadside of Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway in Palwal early Tuesday, police said.
According to police, the truck was parked illegally on the road and drivers of the van as well as the truck fled after the incident.
The deceased have been identified as Vijay Singh Yadav (75), his son-in-law Raj Kumar (40), Kumar's mother Kamla Devi (65), aunts Reshma Devi (45) and Sudha Devi (52) and a neighbour Mahesh (60), all from Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri, police said.
Police officials said 21 residents from Kishanpur Muraiya, Makoaya, Chanda and neighbouring villages in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district had left for a pilgrimage on Friday after hiring the Bolero. The group were going to visit Vrindavan when the crash took place. Hari Kishan, station house officer of Palwal Sadar police station, said the accident took place at 5.30am on Tuesday.
A senior police officer, who reached the spot, said that the impact of the collision was so intense that the Bolero was wrecked and several of the pilgrims were trapped inside it....
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