Migrant couple returning home in auto killed in accident in Uttar Pradesh

A couple died in an accident when a loader hit the autorickshaw in which they were travelling in on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway on Saturday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the victims.

Unnao (UP):A migrant couple on their way to Bihar from Haryana in their autorickshaw was killed while their six-year-old son escaped unhurt when a loader hit them on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway on Saturday, police said.

Ashok Chaudhari, 35, who earned his living driving an autorickshaw in Jhajjar, Haryana, was returning home in Bihar's Darbhanga district with his wife Chhoti, 33, and son when the accident occurred, they said.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the victims, and directed officials to make arrangements for sending the bodies home.

Police said the autorickshaw had run out of petrol and Chaudhari was filling the tank with the help his wife when a speeding loader hit them from the rear side in the Bangarmau Kotwali police station area here.

The couple died on the spot, the police said, adding that they were identified with the help of the driving licence and Aadhar Card recovered from them.

(PTI Report)