From The Hindu · PTI · · 1m 30s
Four friends killed by truck while taking selfies in Varanasi
A speeding truck hit an SUV on an overbridge in Varanasi on Monday morning, killing four people and injuring three others who had stopped to take selfies.
In brief
A speeding truck hit an SUV on an overbridge in Varanasi on Monday morning, killing four people and injuring three others who had stopped to take selfies. Four friends were killed and three injured when a speeding truck hit their SUV while they took selfies on an overbridge in Varanasi on October nineteenth, twenty…
Truck hits SUV on overbridge
Four people were killed and three seriously injured after a speeding truck rammed into their SUV on an overbridge in Varanasi on Monday, October nineteen, twenty twenty-six morning.
Friends stopped to take selfies
The group of friends from Shivpuri, Varanasi, was returning from Vindhyachal temple in Mirzapur. They stopped their Scorpio on the overbridge near Rupapur on the Prayagraj-Varanasi highway to click selfies.
Truck came from behind at speed
A speeding truck coming from the Prayagraj side rammed into the SUV from behind and ran over the youths standing nearby, according to police.
Three victims identified, two critical
The deceased have been identified as Aman Yadav, Golu Yadav and Alok Mishra. The identity of the fourth victim is yet to be ascertained. Two injured, Kanhaiya Yadav and Nikhil Kumar, are in critical condition.
Rescue operation underway
Police launched a rescue operation after receiving information about the incident. Those trapped in the vehicle were freed with the help of a gas cutter, and the injured were taken to hospital for treatment.
What to remember
Four friends were killed and three injured when a speeding truck hit their SUV while they took selfies on an overbridge in Varanasi on October nineteenth, twenty twenty-six.
