Mahoba (UP), May 5 (UNI) Three youths were killed after being crushed by an overloaded truck in Kabrai area of Mahoba district here in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said here on Monday.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Vandana Singh said that this incident took place around late on Sunday night near Chhani Mod on Kanpur-Sagar National Highway when a group of youths working in a catering service were returning to their homes after finishing a wedding ceremony in the nearby Barbai village.
She said that near Sahu Petrol Pump, the truck loaded with ballast crushed the three youths and fled. "Pramod Kushwaha (25), Bharat (17) and Jeetu (15), all residents of Kabrai town, were killed on the spot in the incident. "On receiving information about the incident, the police team immediately reached the spot but no one could survive," she said.
The ASP said that the police later recovered the truck, but its driver fled from the spot. "Police are trying to arrest him," she said.
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