Two of a family die in road accident in Mirzapur

Varanasi: Two members of a family were killed and two others were injured in a road accident near Lahuriyadah Valay hill under Halia police station of Mirzapur district on Saturday. The injured persons were admitted to the hospital for treatment.

According to reports, Ram Singh (50), resident of Pratapgarh, along with wife Vibha Singh (45), son Amresh Singh (22) and daughter Anshika (12) were going to Ghazipur from Shahdol (MP) in a car.

Ram, who was himself driving the car, lost control over it while crossing the hill and the car slid backwards and hit a cluster of rocks.

Vibha and Amresh died on the spot, while Ram was severely injured and Anshika sustained minor injuries.

On being informed, police reached the spot and rushed the injured persons to Dramadganj primary health centre. Ram Singh was referred to the district hospital after first aid. Lalganj inspector Amit Singh said that the bodies of Vibha and Amresh were sent for postmortem and their relatives were informed.

Woman dies: A 55-year-old woman Ramni Devi was run over by a tractor at Dangarkeri village in Lalganj area of Mirzapur district on Saturday. She died on the spot. The tractor was seized and the body was sent for postmortem.