Three farmers died allegedly after being run over by a car of a Public Works Department (PWD) official in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur. The incident took place in Bilhaur town on Monday evening, according to the police. The accused driver, Ajeet Kumar Pandey, was arrested after he attempted to flee.
An initial probe hinted at negligence on the part of the driver, who was in an inebriated state while driving the car.
The deceased farmers have been identified as Surendra Singh (62), Ahibaran Singh (63) and Ghaseete Yadav (65), Uttar Pradesh Police said.
The police have said that all three died on the spot. The three elderly farmers, all residents of Billhaur, were standing on the side of the road to take care of their orchards, the police said.
The incident took place on the Lucknow-Etawah road and the driver was arrested. A case under relevant sections of the IPC has been initiated at Bilhaur police station.
Three farmers died, The car is registered in the name of a junior engineer of the PWD Ayodhya but was driven by Pandey at the time of the incident.
A preliminary probe revealed that Pandey was under the influence of alcohol while he was driving, SHO ((Bilhaur) Surendra Singh told news agency PTI.
Pandey was on his way to Ayodhya after dropping off the junior engineer’s family in Sikandara in Kanpur Dehat when he lost control of the vehicle.
