The driver abandoned the vehicle and fled. Meerut: Three members of a family, including a two-year-old boy, were killed and one was critically injured when a speeding dumper hit their motorcycle near Shivala Tiraha on Lakhimpur-Mahakalganj road under Nimgaon police station area in Lakhimpur Kheri district on Monday.
The deceased include Mohini (24), her son Abhyansh (2) and Khushboo (20), sister of Mohini’s husband Arvind, who suffered serious injuries and fractures in both legs.
SHO Dilip Kumar told TOI that the accident took place near Shivala Tiraha. He said the family was on their way to Mura village under Mahauli police station in Sitapur district. A sand-laden dumper coming from the Kasta side hit their motorcycle, he said.
Arvind was riding the bike.
Stay updated with the latest Bareilly news. Arvind was sent to the Community Health Centre, Behjam, from where he was referred to the district hospital as his condition was serious. The bodies of the three victims were sent for post-mortem. Download the TOI App.