Devotee killed, 7 injured in road accident
The unidentified truck driver escaped with the vehicle.
The deceased has been identified as Ramashankar, 45, resident of Patharwa in Kushinagar district. According to police, the victims were returning from Khatu Shyam Dham in Rajasthan and had reached near Sikriganj Road stretch of the expressway. Ramashankar, seated in the front of the vehicle, died on the spot with the impact of the collision.
Panic gripped the area and passersby alerted police. A team from Khajni police station rushed to the spot and with the help of 108 ambulance services, shifted the injured to the district hospital.
Khajni SHO Anoop Singh said families of the victims had been informed and efforts were underway to trace the absconding truck driver.
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