Punjab Newsline | Sonbhadra
Two people were killed and 16 others injured in a head-on collision between a car and a tempo near Nadhira turn on the Renukoot-Bijpur road on Tuesday. Several children were among the injured.
The accident triggered panic and cries for help at the scene. Upon receiving information, police teams from Babhani and Myorpur reached the spot and, with the assistance of local residents, shifted the injured to the community health centres in Babhani and Myorpur in ambulances. The injured are undergoing treatment.
According to reports, the tempo was carrying passengers from Dhartidand to Kirbil to attend a Vijayadashami fair. When it reached a turn near the Nadhira forest, it collided head-on with a car coming from the opposite direction. The car was reportedly travelling from Varanasi towards Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
The impact of the collision was severe, leaving several tempo passengers seriously injured.
Among the injured, 12-year-old Ankush, son of Ramkumar and a resident of Nadhira, died at the Myorpur Community Health Centre. Rajkumari, 23, wife of Uday and a resident of Nadhira's Purvi Tola, was taken from the Babhani Community Health Centre to Myorpur, where doctors declared her dead.
Police and local residents helped rescue the injured and ensure they received medical attention. Further details about the accident are awaited.
