Last Updated on 13/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
A couple working as constables in Uttar Pradesh Police in Muzaffarnagar died in a road accident on Tuesday. Both of them were standing on the side of the road after parking their bike. Then an uncontrolled truck hit them. After this, the couple got stuck in the truck. Then the truck dragged them for a long distance and collided with a tree. After colliding with the tree, the truck caught fire. The couple died after getting burnt in this fire.
After this accident, the driver and helper of the truck managed to escape from the spot. It is being told that both the deceased husband and wife were posted as constables in Moradabad. This incident took place on Delhi Dehradun National Highway-58. The constable couple was identified as constable Sudhir and Sonia, residents of Sarsawa.
Husband and wife were going on duty
Both of them were going to Moradabad on duty on a bike. During this, they stopped on the side of the road at Jolly Cut on the highway for a little rest. Just then, a truck loaded with gravel coming from Haridwar went out of control while trying to avoid a trolley full of sand. Then the truck hit the constable couple. Due to this collision, both of them got stuck in the truck and were dragged along with it.
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The truck caught fire after colliding with a tree
Further ahead, the truck collided with a tree and caught fire. Both of them died on the spot due to burns. As soon as the information of the incident was received, fire brigade vehicles reached the spot and somehow controlled the fire. SP City Satyanarayan Prajapat said that today around 8:30 in the morning, information was received from the control room that a truck collided with a bike at Bilaspur Cut in the police station area Nai Mandi. After the collision, the truck caught fire.
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Fire brigade vehicles brought the truck under control
The SP said that immediately after receiving the information, the fire brigade vehicle was dispatched to the spot. After extinguishing the fire, the bodies of a man and a woman trapped in the truck were taken out. Probably both are husband and wife. They have been identified as Sudhir Kumar and Sonia. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem. Also, the family members of the deceased have been informed about this. The truck driver and helper have fled after the incident. A team has been formed to arrest both of them.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)