UP boy, 6, and grandfather killed after speeding 'Magistrate' Bolero hits moped
Two people, including a six-year-old boy, died after a speeding Bolero marked Magistrate hit their moped in Hathras. The crash has raised questions over official accountability after the driver allegedly fled and the injured were left without help.
Two people, including a six-year-old boy, were killed and another man was seriously injured after a moped was allegedly hit by a speeding government vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district on Friday evening, police said.
Police said the accident took place in the Salempur area when the moped was crossing the road. The vehicle involved was a Bolero bearing the word "Magistrate" and was travelling from Hathras towards Sikandra Rao, they said.
Subhash Chandra, 56, a resident of Thulai village, was returning home with his grandson Daksh after taking him out for food when the accident happened, police said. A villager, Sonu, 38, had also joined them on the moped.
According to police, the speeding Bolero allegedly rammed into the two-wheeler. Chandra and Daksh died in the accident, while Sonu was seriously injured. He was taken to Bagla District Hospital, where he was given first aid before being referred to a higher medical centre, police said. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sadar Raj Bahadur Singh visited the district hospital after receiving information about the accident and confirmed that two people had died and one was injured. "Initial information suggests that the accident involved a government vehicle," he said.
Hathras Junction Station House Officer Lalit Kumar said the vehicle belonged to Naib Tehsildar Ashok Gupta and was travelling towards Sikandra Rao. He said the driver fled the spot after the accident. A witness, Darshan, alleged that the Bolero was travelling at a very high speed and that the officer travelling in the SUV did not help the injured and left the spot.
Two people, including a six-year-old boy, were killed and another man was seriously injured after a moped was allegedly hit by a speeding government vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district on Friday evening, police said.
Police said the accident took place in the Salempur area when the moped was crossing the road. The vehicle involved was a Bolero bearing the word "Magistrate" and was travelling from Hathras towards Sikandra Rao, they said.
Subhash Chandra, 56, a resident of Thulai village, was returning home with his grandson Daksh after taking him out for food when the accident happened, police said. A villager, Sonu, 38, had also joined them on the moped.
According to police, the speeding Bolero allegedly rammed into the two-wheeler. Chandra and Daksh died in the accident, while Sonu was seriously injured. He was taken to Bagla District Hospital, where he was given first aid before being referred to a higher medical centre, police said. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sadar Raj Bahadur Singh visited the district hospital after receiving information about the accident and confirmed that two people had died and one was injured. "Initial information suggests that the accident involved a government vehicle," he said.
Hathras Junction Station House Officer Lalit Kumar said the vehicle belonged to Naib Tehsildar Ashok Gupta and was travelling towards Sikandra Rao. He said the driver fled the spot after the accident. A witness, Darshan, alleged that the Bolero was travelling at a very high speed and that the officer travelling in the SUV did not help the injured and left the spot.
Two people, including a six-year-old boy, were killed and another man was seriously injured after a moped was allegedly hit by a speeding government vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district on Friday evening, police said.
Police said the accident took place in the Salempur area when the moped was crossing the road. The vehicle involved was a Bolero bearing the word "Magistrate" and was travelling from Hathras towards Sikandra Rao, they said.
Subhash Chandra, 56, a resident of Thulai village, was returning home with his grandson Daksh after taking him out for food when the accident happened, police said. A villager, Sonu, 38, had also joined them on the moped.
According to police, the speeding Bolero allegedly rammed into the two-wheeler. Chandra and Daksh died in the accident, while Sonu was seriously injured. He was taken to Bagla District Hospital, where he was given first aid before being referred to a higher medical centre, police said. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sadar Raj Bahadur Singh visited the district hospital after receiving information about the accident and confirmed that two people had died and one was injured. "Initial information suggests that the accident involved a government vehicle," he said.
Hathras Junction Station House Officer Lalit Kumar said the vehicle belonged to Naib Tehsildar Ashok Gupta and was travelling towards Sikandra Rao. He said the driver fled the spot after the accident. A witness, Darshan, alleged that the Bolero was travelling at a very high speed and that the officer travelling in the SUV did not help the injured and left the spot.
