Barabanki Accident: 4 dead, 3 injured as car collides with truck near Lucknow on Barabanki-Bahraich highway | Lucknow News
LUCKNOW: Four people were killed and three others critically injured when a car collided head-on with a truck near Dhanaura turn on the Barabanki-Bahraich highway in Barabanki on Monday.The incident occurred around 6 am near the Anchal Chanchal Dhaba under Ramnagar police station area.According to police, an MUV car carrying seven people rammed into a truck, killing four occupants — including a woman — on the spot.Three others, including two children, sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the Ramnagar Community Health Centre. They were later referred to the Barabanki District Hospital for further treatment.Circle Officer Garima Pant inspected the accident site, while SHO Anil Kumar Pandey confirmed that the bodies had been sent for postmortem. Efforts are underway to complete the identification and inform all relatives.Victims included Gonda-based property dealer and his relativesPolice said the victims were returning to Gonda from Kanpur after attending an engagement ceremony. The deceased were identified as Rameshankar Maurya, a property dealer from Kherwa in Gonda; his brother-in-law Sudhir Kumar; Sudhir’s wife Shanti Devi; and the car driver, Ayaan.Rameshankar’s wife, son, and daughter sustained critical injuries and are being treated at the district hospital.According to the family, several relatives had travelled to Kanpur in three to four vehicles to attend the function, and were returning home when the fatal accident occurred.
