CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News /Agencies/ Bhopal: CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News / Agencies: Two young children died and four others were injured in a tragic road accident in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday evening. In Mudiya Bhaypur village under the Mundhapande police station area, a speeding Bolero ran over children playing by the roadside. The dead included two-year-old Ansh, whose birthday was on the day of the accident. Birthday celebrations in the family turned into mourning.
According to information, at around 4:30 pm on Tuesday, the children were playing near a pakodi stall by the roadside in the village. At the same time, a speeding Bolero coming from the Karanpur side went out of control, first hit the stall and dragged it for some distance before running over the children. Two-year-old Ansh and one-year-old Chitra died on the spot. Other children, Ichha, Mahak and Ayush, were injured. Champa Devi, the mother of the stall operator, was also hit by the vehicle and injured while trying to save the children.
After the accident, screams and panic broke out at the spot. Angry villagers caught the Bolero driver and thrashed him severely. Police reached the spot after being informed and tried to free the driver from the crowd and take him into custody, but the villagers began protesting. During this, stones were also thrown at a police vehicle. Additional police force from nearby police stations had to be called in to bring the situation under control.
Police have seized the Bolero and taken the driver into custody. The injured have been admitted to hospital for treatment. According to SP City Kumar Ranvijay Singh, a case is being registered on the basis of the complaint and further legal action is being taken.
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