UP: Three migrants crushed to death in Barabanki

These migrant workers were on their foot travelling to Bahraich and Shravasti from Surat, Gujarat.

Police here said that the incident was reported from Barabanki’s Ramnagar Tiraha around 2:30am on Friday.

While two of them died on the spot, another succumbed to his injuries at a district hospital. The injured were referred to the Trauma Centre in Lucknow and are currently under treatment there.

The police claimed that prima facie it seemed they were hit by a heavy vehicle from behind. The deceased have been identified as Jitendra, Shishupal from Bahraich and Mohan from Shravasti.

“Seven people were brought late night for treatment out of which two were brought dead, while one more succumbed to his injuries later on. Remaining were referred to Lucknow for further treatment. All the dead and injured had suffered head injuries, which suggested that they were hit by some vehicle,” said a doctor posted at the district hospital Barabanki.

In two similar incidents on Friday two migrants were killed--one each in Bahriach and Aligarh-- when they were walking back to their native places in UP.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured.

The CM, while expressing his grief and condolence to the bereaved families, has again appealed to the migrants not to walk on the road to reach their homes.