Five killed, several injured as speeding SUV mows down pedestrians in Agra
PTC News Desk: In a tragic incident, a speeding SUV ran over pedestrians killing five people and leaving two injured on Saturday, said police officials.
According to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Shesh Mani Upadhyay, five critically injured persons were rushed to Sarojini Naidu Medical College, where doctors declared all five brought dead.
The deceased have been identified as Babli (33), Bhanu Pratap (25), Kamal (23), Krishna (20), and Bantesh (21). Police said Bhanu Pratap worked as a parcel delivery agent for a private company.
The eyewitnesses revealed that the speeding car rammed into a divider before veering off and crushing pedestrians standing by the roadside. Police have arrested the car driver and seized the vehicle. The officials are investigating weather the driver was intoxicated or it is a case of mere reckless driving.
- PTC NEWS
