Lucknow: A speeding truck ran over a 13-year-old boy on Tuesday in Bakshi Ka Talab area when he was on his way home after taking a school exam.
As per reports, the deceased, Ansh, a class 4 student, suffered a puncture on his bicycle. While heading to Mahona Chauraha to repair the puncture, an overloaded truck struck him, crushing his head and causing instant death.
As news spread, hundreds of furious locals, along with family members, gathered at the accident site, blocking the Kursi-Kumhrava road for over three hours. They accused the police of negligence, alleging that overloaded trucks frequently ply the area unchecked, facilitated by bribery. The crowd demanded compensation for the grieving family and stringent action against the guilty driver. BJP MLA Yogesh Shukla later intervened and pacified the crowd.
In another fatal accident in BKT's Nandana village, a tempo overturned, killing its driver, Lalla (35), and injuring five passengers. The tempo, carrying passengers from Kaiserbagh to Itaunja, swerved sharply to avoid a speeding bus near Paras Hospital. The vehicle lost control and overturned, trapping Lalla beneath it. Passersby rescued the passengers, but Lalla succumbed to his injuries on the spot.
The injured passengers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police arrived at the scene, secured the driver's body for post-mortem, and launched an investigation into the incident.