5 Killed, 7 Injured After Speeding Truck Hits Auto-Rickshaw In Kanpur

An accident took place last night at the Ahirwan flyover where five people lost their lives and seven are severely injured.

Five people were killed and several injured after a speeding truck rammed into a loader tempo in Kanpur on late Saturday night.

The incident took place at Ahirwan flyover in Kanpur. The injured were shifted to Hallet Hospital.

"An accident took place last night at the Ahirwan flyover where five people lost their lives and seven are severely injured. The injured people have been shifted to Hallet hospital for further treatment," said Vishak G Iyer, District Magistrate, Kanpur.

Meanwhile, the death count in another road accident in Kanpur, where a tractor trolley carrying pilgrims overturned, rose to 26 on Saturday.