Child among two dead in Lucknow e-rickshaw-truck crash

Lucknow: Two people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed and four others injured after an e-rickshaw collided with a truck in the Kakori area of Lucknow on Sunday, police said.

The accident occurred around 2.30 pm when the e-rickshaw driver, Shani, 38, was returning to Jamalnagar in the Dubagga area with his relative Gudiya, 40, and her three children, Janhvi, 12, Manvi, 10 and Vansh, 8, after attending a wedding in Navalganj Maharajpur in Unnao district.

Police said the collision happened between Ibrahimganj and Ranikheda when a Haryana-registered truck coming from Lucknow towards Mohan Road hit the e-rickshaw. The impact caused the vehicle to overturn, injuring all occupants.

The victims were taken to Vinda Hospital for first aid and later shifted to the trauma centre, where Shani and Vansh died during treatment, officials confirmed.

The truck driver, identified as Manveer of Sambhal district, has been detained and the vehicle has been seized. An investigation into the incident is underway.

(with inputs from agencies)