Elderly couple crushed by loader in Kannauj

KANPUR: An elderly couple who went out for a morning walk were killed after they were hit by a pick-up loader in Tirwa area of Kannauj district on Sunday morning. The accident occurred on the Tirwa-Bela road around 5 am, when Baijnath (63), his wife Savitri (60), of Lohia Nagar area, had gone out on a morning stroll, Tirwa police station incharge Indrajeet Saroj told TOI.
“As soon as they reached near Sukhrani Inter college, a pick-up vehicle laden with vegetables and fruits, hit Baijnath and his wife Savitri from behind killing them both on the spot,” said inspector further and added, “Locals of the area tried to chase the pick-up loader driver, but he managed to flee from the site along with the vehicle.”
The bodies have been sent to mortuatry for postmortem examination, said the police.Inspector said that the driver of the loader has been booked under relevant sections of MV Act. “Baijnath, a class IV employee at Indra Devi Girls Inter college, had retired about three years ago. Searches are underway to make the arrest of the erring driver possible,” he added.