Four trucks collide in UP, labourer killed

ilibhit (UP), Mar 3 (PTI) Four trucks collided on the Pilibhit-Puranpur National Highway on Tuesday, leaving a labourer dead and five others injured, police said.

The accident occurred around 4 am near a petrol pump.

Station Officer of Gajraula police station Brajveer Singh said a truck first rammed into a stationary truck, while two more trucks collided with it from the side.

In the accident, a 45-year-old man identified as Sompal died, he said, adding, the body has been sent for postmortem examination.

Police removed the damaged vehicles from the highway and restored traffic. PTI COR NAV DV DV