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Four killed as brick-laden tractor-trolley overturns in Lucknow
Four people died after a tractor-trolley carrying bricks overturned on Sultanpur Highway in Lucknow’s Gangaganj area around 4.45am on Saturday, police said. The victims were trapped underneath the vehicle and rescued by…
The Story in Brief
Four people died after a tractor-trolley carrying bricks overturned on Sultanpur Highway in Lucknow’s Gangaganj area around 4.45am on Saturday, police said. The victims were trapped underneath the vehicle and rescued by police, fire services personnel and an NHAI team using a crane. They were taken to the Community Health Centre in Gosainganj, where three were declared dead. The fourth died while being taken to a trauma centre.
Police identified the deceased as Sandeep Rawat, Pitambar Rawat, Pawan Rawat and Balram Rawat, all from Barabanki district. Pitambar was the tractor driver at a brick kiln in Kothi, while the others loaded and unloaded bricks. The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination. Traffic resumed after the vehicle was removed.
The Indian Opinion
It would be easy to call this simply a case of reckless driving, but the account also points to the risks faced by informal kiln workers and overloaded work vehicles. That does not establish the cause of the crash, which police must determine through the post-mortem and vehicle checks. The useful test is whether investigators establish the tractor’s condition, load and operating arrangements, rather than stopping at a fatality count.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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