8 Killed, Dozens Injured as Pickup Collides with Tanker in Kaushambi While Returning from Child’s Mundan Ceremony at Sangam
In a tragic road accident that has left several families devastated, eight people, including five women and three children, lost their lives after a pickup vehicle collided with a tanker near Dorma village under the Saini police station area in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
The victims were part of a large group returning to Fatehpur district after attending a religious head tonsuring (mundan) ceremony of a child at the Sangam in Prayagraj.
According to police officials, more than three dozen people, including women, children and elderly relatives, were travelling together in the pickup vehicle when the accident occurred.
Preliminary reports suggest that the pickup vehicle rammed into a container tanker from behind after the driver allegedly dozed off while driving.
The impact of the collision was extremely severe, leaving the vehicle badly mangled and resulting in multiple casualties on the spot. Several others sustained serious injuries.
The group had travelled to Prayagraj earlier in the day to perform the mundan ceremony of Shubham, the son of Rajan, a resident of Kurauli village under Jafarganj police station limits in Fatehpur district.
After completing the religious rituals at the Sangam, the family members and relatives began their journey back home when tragedy struck.
Police personnel from Saini police station, along with teams from nearby police stations, rushed to the accident site immediately after receiving information about the incident.
The bodies of the deceased were sent for post-mortem examination, while the injured were shifted to hospitals for treatment. Many of the injured were admitted to SRN Hospital in Prayagraj, where doctors are providing medical care.
The deceased have been identified as Rajkumari (56), Darshania (60), Kallo Devi (20), Sukhrania (65), Mayank (10), son of Mukesh, Dhruv (7), son of Mohan, a resident of Gaja ka Dera in Chandpur, Anuj (7), son of Lakhan, a resident of Bara village, and Gudia Devi (35), a resident of Gaurikheda village under Jafarganj police station in Fatehpur.
Senior police officials, including Superintendent of Police (SP) Kaushambi Rajesh Kumar, reached the accident site to supervise rescue operations.
Additional Director General (ADG) Jyoti Narain and Inspector General (IG) Ajay Misra also proceeded from Prayagraj to Kaushambi to assess the situation and ensure proper coordination of relief efforts.
Multiple ambulances were deployed for rescue and evacuation operations. Authorities have directed hospital officials to ensure the injured receive the best possible treatment and all necessary assistance.
The incident has cast a shadow of grief over the affected villages in Fatehpur district, where families were awaiting the return of relatives after the religious ceremony, only to receive news of the devastating accident.
