The SUV went out of control just a kilometre ahead of Bhojipura police station. According to eyewitnesses, the speed was so high that part of the divider of the four lanes broke and the vehicle reached the other side and hit a truck coming from the Nainital side, they said.
According to police, the SUV lost control and hit the railing of the bridge before running over the labourers sleeping on the footpath. Umesh Maurya, 30, died on the spot. Two others were rushed to a hospital, where one of them succumbed to his injuries. Police are yet to identify the other dead person. Uttar Pradesh Road Accident: Car Runs Over Labourers Sleeping on Footpath on Gorakhnath Overbridge, Two Killed.