Uttar Pradesh: Truck rams tea kiosk in Ghazipur, mows down six

VARANASI: A speeding truck rammed a roadside tea kiosk crushing to death six men, including four on the spot, at Ahrauli village in Mohammadabad police station area of Ghazipur district on Tuesday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed his condolences and announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to kin of all the victims.He also directed officials to provide all necessary help to the families of the bereaved.
District magistrate Ghazipur MP Singh and SP RB Singh reached the spot and announced immediate financial assistance of Rs two lakhs for the family of each deceased and benefits under different insurance and government schemes to them.
Following their assurance locals, who had caught and thrashed the driver of the truck and blocked the road, ended their stir and clear the way for vehicular movement.
On Tuesday morning, several men were standing at a tea kiosk on the roadside on the outskirts of Ahirauli village when the driver of the speeding truck headed towards Ghazipur from Bharauli lost his control. The truck rammed the roadside tea kiosk killing Umashankar Yadav (50), Golu Yadav (15), Virendra Ram (45) and Satyendra Thakur (28) of Jiyandaspur village on the spot.
Two others, Chandramohan Rai (45) and Shyam Bihari Kushwaha of Ahrauli village suffered grave injuries after coming under the truck wheels. They were immediately rushed to district hospital, where they succumbed to injuries during treatment.
Enraged over the deaths, the local caught the driver of the truck and thrashed him. A team of Mohammadabad cops had to struggle hard to rescue the driver from the angry mob of villagers. Later, he was also rushed to district hospital.
The villagers also blocked the road and staged a massive demonstration demanding compensation for the families of those killed, construction of speed-breaker on the road and action against the truck driver.
Despite repeated efforts of SDM and other officials, the locals refused to call off their protest until their demands were met. The blockade led to a long queue of trucks on the highway.
Later, the DM and SP reached the spot and announced that apart from immediate financial assistance of Rs two lakhs, family of each deceased will be given the benefits of national family insurance scheme, widow pension and Prime Minister housing scheme.
DM said that six persons had been crushed by the truck and all of them died. “The driver has been admitted to hospital as he suffered injuries in the attack by the mob. He has been taken into custody,” he added.