Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Tanker Rams Tractor-Trolley in Hathras, Killing Uncle and Nephew
Sant Kumar and his nephew Lokendra Singh were taking paddy to sell at a market.
They were riding in a tractor-trolley near Lehra village in Hathras.
A tanker carrying tar hit their vehicle from behind around midnight.
Both men died at the scene.
Doctors at a district hospital later confirmed their deaths.
Their bodies were sent for examination.
Police seized the tanker and are looking for its driver, who left the scene.
A tar-loaded tanker struck a paddy-laden tractor-trolley from behind on the Mathura-Bareilly National Highway.
The crash killed 70-year-old Sant Kumar and his 45-year-old nephew, Lokendra Singh.
The accident occurred near Lehra village around midnight as they travelled to the Hathras grain market.
The men were taken to a district hospital, where doctors declared them dead; their bodies were sent for post-mortem examination.
Police seized the tanker and were trying to trace its driver, who fled after the crash.
- Who
- Sant Kumar, 70, and his nephew Lokendra Singh, 45, were killed.
- What
- A tar-loaded tanker hit their paddy-laden tractor-trolley from behind.
- When
- Around midnight between Thursday and Friday; the report is dated October 9.
- Where
- Near Lehra village on the Mathura-Bareilly National Highway in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- They were travelling to the Hathras grain market to sell paddy.
Police account
Family account
Journey and crash timeline
Police account
Police said the accident occurred around midnight near Lehra village while the men were heading to the Hathras grain market.
Family account
Sant Kumar’s son said the men left for the market around 11 p.m. Thursday, and the family learned of the accident around 2 a.m.
- Victims
- Sant Kumar, 70, and Lokendra Singh, 45
- Relationship
- Lokendra Singh was Sant Kumar’s nephew
- Vehicles
- A tar-loaded tanker and a paddy-laden tractor-trolley
- Collision
- The tanker hit the tractor-trolley from behind
- Location
- Near Lehra village, Hathras, on the Mathura-Bareilly National Highway
- Destination
- Hathras grain market, where they planned to sell paddy
- Police action
- The tanker was seized; police were trying to trace its driver, who fled