Vehicle Hits Scooter in UP, Drags it for 500 Metres, Killing 3 People, Including a Toddler

Vehicle Hits Scooter in UP, Drags it for 500 Metres, Killing 3 People, Including a Toddler

According to authorities, three people—including a toddler—were murdered here after a truck struck the scooter they were riding and dragged the two-wheeler for approximately 500 meters.

They said that the event occurred late on Friday night close to the Katra overbridge.

Residents of the Lalpur hamlet under the Katra police station, Ramdeen (40), his sister-in-law Surja Devi (35) and their three-year-old nephew, were returning home when a truck struck their motorbike from behind. According to Superintendent of Police S. Anand, the scooter became tangled with the truck and was pulled for almost 500 meters.

The three were taken to a Bareilly hospital for treatment after police arrived at the scene, where doctors pronounced them brought dead, he added.

The truck driver fled the scene and left behind his vehicle, according to the police, who also said that the corpses had been submitted for post-mortem testing.