At least one person was killed and six others suffered injuries after a speeding truck rammed into an e-rickshaw in Kanpur. This is the third such incident reported this year.
Updated Jan 29, 2021 | 07:34 IST
The woman died after being run over by a dumper while she was returning home from the house of a relative in Koyla Nagar on Thursday evening. Enraged over woman’s death in accident, mob sets police outpost on fire in UP’s Kanpur [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Key Highlights
The villagers set the police outpost on fire following delay in arrival of police personnel to the accident spot.
The irate villagers also set ablaze three dumpers.
Heavy police force was deployed to bring the situation under control.
Kanpur: Angry villagers set a police outpost on fire after a 45-year-old woman died in a road accident in Bidhnoo area of Kanpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday evening. This prompted senior officials to deploy a heavy police force to keep the situation under control.