A couple died in a painful road accident on Saturday in Bargaon police station area of Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh. The incident took place on Digara bypass, where a high speed truck crushed the couple riding a bike. The deceased have been identified as 35 -year -old Raju Yadav and his wife 30 -year -old Ram Devi.
According to the report of the news agency, the police said that Raju Yadav and Ram Devi used to run a small breakfast cart on the Jhansi-Khajuraho highway and lived in the Kohanbhanwar area. On Saturday, he was returning from work, when a truck hit his bike from behind on Digara bypass and left him crushing him. The accident was so frightening that both of them died on the spot.
Truck driver absconding after incident
After the incident, the truck driver escaped leaving the vehicle on the spot. The police have registered a case against the accused driver by taking possession of the truck. The police team is looking for him. On receiving the information of the incident, the police reached the spot and took the bodies and sent it for postmortem. Circle Officer (Sadar) L.K. Gautam said that the case is being investigated seriously and soon the accused driver will be arrested.
The news of the couple’s death raged in their village Kokhbhanwar. Neighbors and acquaintances say that Raju and Ram Devi were the working and sociable couple who worked honestly for livelihood. Due to his untimely death, the entire village is in deep shock.