Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Woman and Four-Year-Old Daughter Killed in Highway Collision
A pickup truck and a dumper crashed on a highway in Uttar Pradesh.
The crash happened near Jainapur on Saturday night.
A woman named Pooja and her four-year-old daughter were killed.
Pooja’s husband, Vimlesh, was hurt and is being treated at a community health centre.
The pickup driver, Sharif, and another man were also injured.
They were taken to a hospital because their injuries were serious.
Sharif was trapped inside the pickup, so police cut a window to rescue him.
The rescue took about 10 minutes.
A 25-year-old woman and her four-year-old daughter died in a collision involving a pickup and a dumper.
The crash happened Saturday night near Jainapur on the Etawah-Bareilly highway in Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh.
The woman, Pooja, and her daughter were travelling with Pooja’s husband, Vimlesh, who was injured.
Pickup driver Sharif and an unidentified man, about 55, were also injured and referred to Lohia Hospital in critical condition.
Police rescued Sharif from the pickup after cutting a window with a grinder; the rescue took about 10 minutes.
- Who
- Pooja, her four-year-old daughter, Vimlesh, pickup driver Sharif and an unidentified man were involved.
- What
- A pickup collided with a dumper, killing Pooja and her daughter and injuring three others.
- When
- Saturday night; police reported the incident on Sunday.
- Where
- Near Jainapur, on the Etawah-Bareilly highway in Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The articles do not state what caused the collision.
- Deaths
- A 25-year-old woman, Pooja, and her four-year-old daughter
- Other injured people
- Vimlesh, pickup driver Sharif and an unidentified man about 55
- Vehicles
- A pickup and a dumper
- Time
- Saturday night
- Location
- Near Jainapur on the Etawah-Bareilly highway, Farrukhabad district
- Rescue
- Police freed Sharif by cutting a pickup window with a grinder; it took about 10 minutes.
- Hospital care
- Pooja and her daughter were declared dead at Rajepur Community Health Centre; Sharif and the unidentified man were referred to Lohia Hospital.