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CCTV Captures Fatal Trailer-Pickup Collision, Killing Two Drivers
A trailer and a pickup truck crashed into each other in Kanpur.
The crash happened near Seedhi Itara on Thursday.
Police said the trailer was traveling from Bidhnu toward Kisan Nagar.
The pickup was coming from the opposite direction.
The crash was recorded by a CCTV camera.
Both drivers died at the scene.
Police took the bodies for post-mortem examinations.
Investigators are working to determine exactly how the crash happened.
A speeding trailer and a pickup collided head-on near Seedhi Itara in Kanpur.
The crash occurred on the Kisan Nagar-Bidhnu Road on Thursday.
Both drivers, identified as Neeraj Kumar and Kuldeep Kumar, died at the scene.
Cold drink bottles from the pickup reportedly scattered across the road.
Police sent the bodies for post-mortem examination and began investigating the collision.
- Who
- Trailer driver Neeraj Kumar and pickup driver Kuldeep Kumar were killed.
- What
- A speeding trailer collided head-on with a pickup, killing both drivers.
- Where
- Near Seedhi Itara in the Sachendi police station area of Kanpur, on the Kisan Nagar-Bidhnu Road.
- When
- The collision occurred on Thursday.
- Why
- Police are investigating the circumstances of the collision; reports said the trailer was speeding.
Key facts
- Location
- Seedhi Itara, Sachendi area, Kanpur
- Road
- Kisan Nagar-Bidhnu Road
- Vehicles
- A trailer and a pickup
- Fatalities
- Two drivers
- Deceased
- Neeraj Kumar, 40, and Kuldeep Kumar, 40
- Investigation
- Sachendi police are investigating after sending the bodies for post-mortem examination
- Traffic impact
- Traffic was affected for around 30 minutes while the site was cleared
Sources
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