Ghazipur: One person was killed and two others sustained critical injuries when a speeding truck crushed three members of a family sleeping on the roadside, early Monday morning in the Nandganj area of this district of Uttar Pradesh.
Police said Ashok Bind (40), resident of Sriganj town situated at the Varanasi-Gorakhpur national highway road, was sleeping outside his house along with his wife Pushpa (38) and son Shiva (5).
A speeding truck, proceeding towards Varanasi from Ghazipur, crushed the family after the truck driver lost control over the wheels.
Ashok Bind was killed on the spot in the accident while Pushpa and Shiva were critically injured and were taken to the district hospital for treatment.
The driver and conductor of the truck fled from the spot following the accident but were later held by the police.
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