Retired home guard killed after car runs him over in Pratapgarh
Prayagraj, April 22 -- A 60-year-old man was killed on Tuesday after a car ran over him while he was repairing his vehicle's number plate in Pratapgarh's Raniganj area, police said. The victim was identified as Jagdish Giri, a resident of Pure Mahant Ramgarh village. He had retired as a Home Guard and had recently started driving his own SUV for hire.
Police said the incident occurred in Bithalpur ward on the Lucknow-Varanasi highway. Giri had returned late on Monday night after attending a wedding when the number plate of his SUV was damaged. At around 11 am on Tuesday, he parked the vehicle outside a garage in Raniganj and began repairing it himself. During this time, a speeding car coming from the Varanasi side lost control and ran him over. He died on the spot. The driver of the car, identified as Indrajeet Singh, a resident of Gauriganj in Amethi and a retired block development officer, was seriously injured. He was first taken to Raniganj Trauma Centre and later referred to a medical college hospital. Police reached the spot, seized the car and sent the body for a post-mortem examination.
Officials said preliminary findings suggest the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel after attending a wedding, causing the vehicle to lose control. Further investigation is under way.
An Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) was killed after an ambulance collided with a truck in the early hours of Tuesday in Soraon. The accident took place at around 3.30 am on the Ayodhya-Prayagraj highway. Police said the truck ahead reportedly applied sudden brakes, leading to the collision.
The 108 ambulance was returning after dropping a patient from Pratapgarh Medical College at SRN Hospital in Prayagraj. The impact badly damaged the ambulance.
The EMT, identified as 30-year-old Ashok Kumar, and driver Umesh Kumar suffered serious injuries. Both were taken to SRN Hospital, where Ashok Kumar was declared dead. The injured driver was later shifted to a private nursing home for better treatment. District ambulance manager Pawan Mishra and other officials reached the hospital after receiving information about the incident....
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