Pilibhit/ Shamli: Six people died in two separate accidents- three were killed in a hit-and-run incident on the Bisalpur highway in Pilbhit. Three others died when their car ploughed into a dumper truck in the Kairana Kotwali area of Shamli. Both accidents took place late into the night on Wednesday.
Bilaspur Police identified the deceased as Kuldeep Gangwar, resident of Tikri Mafi village, Surya Pratap, resident of Ruria village and (3) Deepak Gangwar, resident of Katakwara village. The trio was returning home after attending a wedding ceremony when an unknown vehicle hit the two-wheeler they were riding on near Pakadiya village on the Pilibhit-Bisalpur highway.
A police official termed the accident as a 'hit-and-run' case as the identity of the other vehicle which involved in the accident could not be identified. All three youths were killed on the spot and the passersby alerted the cops who moved the bodies to a government hospital for postmortem. Their family members have been informed about the incident and a case has been registered and further investigation is on.