UP Accident: Five Killed, Three Injured After Speeding Dumper Rams Into Autorickshaw in Chitrakoot (Watch Video)

Five were killed and three others were critically injured when a speeding dumper vehicle rammed into an autorickshaw in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district on Monday night, April 1. The injured have been admitted to a hospital.

According to initial reports, people disembarked from a train at the Karvi Railway Station in the early hours of Tuesday and took an auto to travel to Chitrakoot. There were a total of 8 people in the auto. 

Visuals from the Accident Site:

BREAKING: उत्तर प्रदेश: चित्रकूट में एक तेज़ रफ्तार डंपर वाहन ने एक ऑटोरिक्शा को टक्कर मार दी, जिससे पांच लोगों की मौत हो गई, तीन गंभीर रूप से घायल हो गए। घायलों को अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया गया है।#UttarPradesh#Chitrakoot_Police#Accident#Newsindia_24x7pic.twitter.com/b3COcuhJEu

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The speeding dumper, coming from the Bharatkup side, collided with the auto on the highway near Amnapur. Three people died on the spot, while five were sent to the district hospital, where doctors declared two brought dead.

#WATCH | ASP Chakrapani Tripathi says, "...The injured were immediately rushed to the hospital. But five of them died while three others were critically injured. They have been referred to Prayagraj. Out of the five deceased, three have been identified; the remaining two will be… https://t.co/VkUBGN5Caapic.twitter.com/G8I8c7U3uJ

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"The injured were immediately rushed to the hospital. But five of them died while three others were critically injured. They have been referred to Prayagraj. Out of the five deceased, three have been identified; the remaining two will be identified and further action will be taken," said ASP Chakrapani Tripathi.