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Four Killed As Ambulance Carrying Soldier’s Mortal Remains Crashes Into Truck In UP

By GS Team
4 Oct 20262 mins read
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Tragic ambulance crash on Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, claims four lives. An ambulance carrying an Army soldier's remains collided with a truck. Driver Jaspal, Rajan Singh, Gaurav Singh, and Ram Samajh died. This follows another recent fatal expressway accident in UP, raising safety concerns. Investigations are ongoing into both incidents.

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Four Killed As Ambulance Carrying Soldier’s Mortal Remains Crashes Into Truck In UP

Four people were killed after an ambulance carrying the mortal remains of an Army soldier collided with a truck on the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday morning.

According to officials, the accident took place at around 8:30 am. The ambulance was carrying the mortal remains of Army Subedar Satyavan Fauji from Lucknow to Ghazipur when it crashed into the truck.

Four People Killed In Ambulance Crash

Police said all four deceased were travelling in the ambulance at the time of the collision.

The deceased have been identified as ambulance driver Jaspal, Rajan Singh, son of Bhupati, Gaurav Singh, son of Satyabhan, and Ram Samajh, son of Jaysingh.

After receiving information about the accident, police and local administration officials reached the spot. An investigation into the circumstances leading to the collision is underway.

Four Killed In Another UP Expressway Crash

The accident comes days after a Volvo bus collided head-on with a truck on the Gorakhpur Link Expressway in Ambedkar Nagar, killing four people and injuring three others.

The crash occurred around 5:30 am near kilometre 85 under Jaitpur police station. Police, assisted by local residents, rescued passengers trapped inside the bus, while the injured were taken to a Community Health Centre for treatment. Additional Superintendent of Police Dr Tejveer Singh said police received information about the accident through UP-112.