Badaun (UP): Four people, who were resting under a tree in a village here on Saturday, were crushed by a pickup van, killing them and injuring two, police said.

After this incident, villagers and family members of the victims started protesting.

He said that the driver of the van was caught by the local people and handed over to the police.

Badaun District Magistrate Manoj Kumar identified the deceased as Prakash (42), Brajpal (35), Dhanpal (55) and Gyan Singh (40).

They were among a group of people resting under a tree at Paigam Bhikampur village in the district when a pickup van lost control and ran over them, Kumar said. Two others were injured and admitted to hospital. It has been done."

Locals and family members of the deceased started protesting over the incident and demanded immediate action against the driver of the van. They also prevented the police from taking the bodies for postmortem.

“We are in touch with the local people and have assured them of taking appropriate action against the accused,” he said.

Superintendent of Police Alok Priyadarshi said that the bodies were sent for post-mortem in the evening.

Police personnel have been deployed in the village to ensure law and order.