UP: Migrant couple dies in mishap, son survives

KANPUR: A migrant couple heading to Darbhanga from Haryana owing to the lockdown were killed when a pickup loader hit them in Bangarmau area of Unnao district on Agra-Lucknow expressway on Saturday.
The accident occurred near the culvert no: 236 in Bhawani Kheda village under Bangarmau Kotwali police jurisdiction at 11.30 am. The victims were identified as Ashok Chaudhary (45), an auto driver, and his wife Choti (36), who were residents of Makanpur village in Baheda police station limits of Darbhanga.
Their minor child, who was relieving himself by the roadside, survived the mishap. On information, the police rushed to the spot and after preliminary investigations shifted the bodies to mortuary for postmortem examination.
According to Bangarmau police, Ashok along with his wife Choti, and their six-year-old son Krishna, from Makanpur village in Baheda police station limits of Darbhanga, had migrated to Harayna a few years ago to work as an auto-rickshaw driver. Because of the pandemic outbreak followed by nationwide lockdown, Ashok had not been getting any work in Haryana. On Friday, Ashok had left for his native village with his wife and minor son in an auto-rickshaw.
As they reached near a culvert no: 236 in Bhawani Kheda village Bangarmau town of Unnao on Agra-Lucknow Expressway, the fuel tank of their auto ran empty. It was when the couple were busy filling the fuel tank, a speeding pickup loader coming from Agra side hit Ashok and his wife. The two suffered critical injuries and died at the spot. The passersby who noticed the accident immediately alerted the dial 112 police. The police rushed to the spot and launched an investigation in this regard.
“We have apprised their family members in Makanpur village in Darbhanga about the tragedy and registered a case and investigation are underway in this regard,” said Circle Officer Bangarmau Gaurav Tripathi.