Bulandshahr:

Two sisters were run over by a car on Friday while they were returning from court, police said.

Both have been admitted to a hospital and stated to be out of danger, they added.

Simran, who is in a dispute with her husband, said she was on her way back with her sister after a court date. She has accused her brother-in-law of threatening her with an accident if she stepped out.

She also alleged that her husband was asking her to withdraw the case.

Simran said she went to her in-laws house several times but was allegedly beaten up and forcibly removed from the house.

SP (crime) Rakesh Kumar Mishra said that an accident with two sisters in the Kotwali Nagar area came to light on Friday, and the police have identified the vehicle.

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Siddharthnagar, UP:

A woman and her three-year-old daughter were killed when a speeding bus hit their motorcycle near Khira Mandi in Dumariyaganj in Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday.

Prateek Giri from Tarhar village under the Trilokpur Police Station was riding his motorcycle with his sister Kiran Giri, 31, and his three-year-old niece, Siddhi, when the accident took place, said DSP Shohratgarh Sarvesh Singh.

“While they were en route to their village, a speeding unidentified bus struck their bike near Khira Mandi in Dumariyaganj. The bus driver fled the scene, leaving the woman and child dead. The bike rider, Prateek, survived the accident,” he added.

The police arrived at the scene, conducted a preliminary investigation and sent the bodies for post-mortem examination, Singh said.

A police team has been deployed to locate and apprehend the driver of the vehicle, he added.

District Magistrate Raja Ganpati R said the officials have been instructed to ensure that all necessary support is provided to the victim’s family. 

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Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh):

At least 11 people died and 10 were injured after a truck turned turtle on top of a bus carrying devotees to Uttarakhand on Saturday late at night, said police.

According to the police the incident happened under Khutar police station in Shahjahanpur district when a truck loaded with ballast stones hit the parked bus at a roadside dhaba and overturned on it, crushing the devotees to death.

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All the devotees traveling in the bus were residents of Jetha village located in the Kamlapur police station area of Sitapur district.

Ashok Kumar Meena, SP, Shahjahanpur said, “Around 11 pm, we got the information that in the Khutar PS area, a bus was parked, devotees who were going to Purnagiri were sitting inside the bus and some devotees were having food at a Dhaba. A truck lost control and turned turtle on top of the bus… A total of 11 people died and 10 were injured. All injured have been admitted to hospitals…”.

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Amethi:

Two labourers were killed and 16 others injured when a four-wheeler hit a truck from behind near Utelwa here on the Lucknow-Varanasi highway early on Wednesday morning, police said.

The vehicle carrying 18 labourers, who worked in a bread factory in Varanasi, was on its way to Lucknow when the incident occurred around 4 am, SHO of the Kamrauli Police Station Abhinesh Kumar said.

It is suspected that the driver of the vehicle was sleepy when it hit the truck from behind, the police officer said.

While Manoj Kumar and Ram Kishore, both aged 30 and residents of Sitapur died on the spot, the injured, including eight whose condition is stated to be critical, are undergoing treatment at a hospital, the SHO said.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, the officer added.

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