Lucknow: Eight members of a marriage party, including two minors and the groom were killed and two others seriously injured after the Bolero SUV they were travelling in crashed into the wall of a college at top speed in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is now in Argentina, has offered his condolences to the bereaved family after coming to know of the accident.
The incident occurred in Jewanai village. The Bolero was reportedly travelling at high speed when the driver lost control near Janata Inter College. The vehicle collided with the boundary wall and then overturned.
There were ten occupants in the vehicle, all family members, en route to a wedding ceremony. The groom, Suraj (24), was among those declared dead on the spot. The party was travelling from Har Govindpur village in Sambhal to the bride’s village in Sirtoul, located in the neighbouring Budaun district.
Five people were pronounced dead on the spot. Three others, who were initially rescued alive, died of their injuries during treatment at a government hospital. Two survivors remain in critical condition and have been referred to a higher medical centre in Aligarh.
Among the dead were Suraj (24), groom; Asha (26), sister-in-law of the groom; Aishwarya (2), the daughter of Asha; Vishnu (6), son of Manoj; and three other individuals, including an aunt of the groom and two unidentified minors
“The SUV lost control and rammed into the wall of Janata Inter College. Upon receiving information, local police and medical teams launched an immediate rescue operation. Five individuals were brought dead to the Jewanai Community Health Centre,” the police said.
Videos recorded by onlookers showed shattered glass, bloodstains, and the mangled SUV. Police have launched an investigation to determine the precise cause of the accident.
