Army ambulance carrying soldier's body from Chandigarh crashes into truck, son among three family members killed
PTC News Desk: An Army ambulance carrying the body of Subedar Major Satyawan collided with a parked truck on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. The accident killed four people, including three members of his family and the ambulance driver.
The body of the soldier was being taken from Chandigarh to his native village in Deoria district when the accident happened around 8 am near the 79.6-km mark of the expressway in the Haliyapur area, close to the Ayodhya-Sultanpur border.
The deceased were identified as Satyawan’s son Gaurav Singh, 28, his brother Rajan Chaudhary, 35, his nephew Ram Samujh Singh, 40, and ambulance driver Jaspal, 30.
Gaurav and Jaspal died at the spot. Rajan and Ram Samujh were taken to a hospital in Pithla-Kumarganj in Ayodhya district, where they later died from their injuries.
Police said the ambulance went out of control and crashed into a truck parked on the roadside. The collision badly damaged the ambulance.
The four victims were travelling with the body of Subedar Major Satyawan, who was from Galiya Dudhailla village in Deoria's Rudrapur area.
Police sent the victims' bodies for post-mortem examinations and informed their families. The body of Subedar Major Satyawan was kept at the Haliyapur police station while further arrangements were being made.
Sultanpur Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal said he and District Magistrate Indrajeet Singh visited the accident site after receiving information about the incident.
- PTC NEWS
