11 deaths in 24 hours in Udham Singh Nagar around Dussehra, six in road accidents; SSP orders 15-day special checking drive

Eleven people died in separate incidents in Rudrapur, Kichha, Gadarpur, Dineshpur and nearby areas in 24 hours around Dussehra; according to SSP Ajay Ganpati, six of the cases are road accidents. At Gaba Chowk in Rudrapur, Gurmeet Kaur (44) of Model Colony, returning with her family from the Dussehra fair, was killed when a speeding motorcycle coming down the railway flyover hit them. Sujal (18) and Sameer Mandal (25) of Dineshpur were killed when their motorcycle hit a divider late on Tuesday night on the way to Kichha. Near Chandola hospital on Kichha Road, Lalta Prasad (32) was run over by a vehicle coming from behind after his motorcycle fell. Dishant Sarkar (28) of Transit Camp and Raghuveer (28) in Gadarpur were killed when unidentified vehicles hit them. The other deaths include a fall from a roof, a case of consuming poison and a death during treatment; the body of a young man was found in a drain in Lalpur. The SSP has ordered a 15-day special drive: action will be taken against vehicles without number plates, overspeeding, triple riding, drunk driving and tinted glass. (Source: Dainik Bhaskar, ETV Bharat, Amar Ujala, Dainik Jagran)