Three migrant workers killed as dumper rams SUV in Mirzapur

Varanasi: At least three migrant workers on their way to their homes in Bihar from Mumbai were killed when a speeding dumper rammed into their SUV in Lalganj area of Mirzapur district on Thursday night. Four other persons traveling in the car sustained minor injuries.

The dumper driver is under police custody.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath condoled the death of migrant workers and directed to provide a financial assistance of Rs two lakh each to the kin of deceased and proper treatment to the injured persons. Officials were also asked to send their bodies to their homes.

According to reports, seven migrant workers were going to Gopalganj (Bihar) from Mumbai in an SUV. They parked the vehicle 40 feet away from the main road in Basahi village in Lalganj area to take rest.

Three persons were resting inside the SUV while four of them were standing outside. Around 3 am, a speeding dumper rammed into the stationary SUV.

Mirzapur SP Dr Dharam Veer Singh two migrant workers died on the spot, while one other succumbed to injuries at the hospital.

The deceased were identified as Raju Singh (26), Saurabh Kumar (23) and Amit Singh (26), all native to Gopalganj district.

Four others—Munna Singh of Gopalganj, Rohit, Vishal and Vikaram of Vaishali—sustained minor injuries.

The dumper driver Rambaran, resident of Aurangabad (Bihar), is under police custody.

On the complaint of Munna Singh, an FIR was lodged against the dumper driver under Sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) of IPC.