BA student crushed by speeding truck
A truck driver accelerated and crushed two youths riding a bike, killing one in the Maharajpur area of the district on Wednesday morning. The other youth was taken to a community health center by the police in a critical condition. The incident took place around 9 am when a state goods and service tax team was checking vehicles near the Maharajpur police station area on Kanpur Prayagraj highway. The team tried to stop the truck, but the driver accelerated and ran over the two youths. The driver with the vehicle fled the scene after the incident.