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Two labourers killed, four injured as pickup truck hits tractor in UP’s Pratapgarh
Pratapgarh (UP), Sep 17 (PTI) Two labourers were killed and four others injured after a speeding pickup truck collided with a tractor carrying a construction machine here on Thursday, police said.
The accident took place in the early hours on the Pratapgarh-Patti road under the Kunda police station area, they said.
According to police, the tractor was carrying a construction machine and labourers, who had gone to Patti for work. While returning, the machine operator was dropping off the labourers near the village entrance when the speeding pickup truck rammed into the tractor.
Six injured persons were taken to a local hospital and later referred to a medical college, where doctors declared Shyamu Banwasi (55) and Pawan Banwasi (24) dead, police said.
The pickup driver fled the spot after abandoning the vehicle, they said.
Police have taken the vehicle into custody and sent the bodies for post-mortem after initiating necessary legal proceedings, they said. PTI COR CDN SMV ARI
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