Pilibhit (UP): Three women lost their lives while 13 were injured in a collision between a tempo, a truck and a motorcycle in Pilibhit on Sunday, police said.
The incident occurred around 3.30 pm when the tempo driver applied brakes to save a calf and the vehicle was hit from behind by a truck. Barkheda police station in-charge Arvind Singh Chauhan said that at the same time the bike rider coming from the opposite direction also applied brakes to save the calf.
He told that after hitting the tempo, the truck directly hit the motorcycle, after which the tempo overturned and fell into a ditch on the roadside.
Pilibhit Superintendent of Police Avinash Pandey said the deceased have been identified as Chandrakali (65) and Umeri Devi (70), who were traveling in the tempo, and Phoolbano (45) who was on a motorcycle.
Pandey said he visited the accident site and the district hospital where the injured were taken. Of the injured, 11 were admitted to the district hospital for treatment, while two were discharged after first aid.
Police said the truck driver was arrested and his vehicle seized.
Gangadin, a resident of Bisalpur, who was injured in the accident, told the police that he, his mother Chandrakali and aunt Umeri Devi were going to Bareilly district to attend a program.
As they reached Nawada area of Barkhera, a truck hit the tempo from behind, said Gangadin, whose mother and aunt died in the accident.
The incident occurred around 3.30 pm when the tempo driver applied brakes to save a calf and the vehicle was hit from behind by a truck. Barkheda police station in-charge Arvind Singh Chauhan said that at the same time the bike rider coming from the opposite direction also applied brakes to save the calf.
He told that after hitting the tempo, the truck directly hit the motorcycle, after which the tempo overturned and fell into a ditch on the roadside.
Pilibhit Superintendent of Police Avinash Pandey said the deceased have been identified as Chandrakali (65) and Umeri Devi (70), who were traveling in the tempo, and Phoolbano (45) who was on a motorcycle.
Pandey said he visited the accident site and the district hospital where the injured were taken. Of the injured, 11 were admitted to the district hospital for treatment, while two were discharged after first aid.
Police said the truck driver was arrested and his vehicle seized.
Gangadin, a resident of Bisalpur, who was injured in the accident, told the police that he, his mother Chandrakali and aunt Umeri Devi were going to Bareilly district to attend a program.
As they reached Nawada area of Barkhera, a truck hit the tempo from behind, said Gangadin, whose mother and aunt died in the accident.
