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Crowd gathered after the incident. – Photo: Amar Ujala
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A speeding highway crushed 26-year-old youth Lalan Kumar late on Tuesday evening in Sukmarpur Ward 3 of Supaul Municipal Council area. Due to which he died a painful death on the spot. The deceased was the son of Surendra Yadav, resident of Gauravgarh Ward 5. There was anger among the local people after the accident. Angry people caught hold of Hiva and kept the body on the road and demonstrated throughout the night. People protested against the incident till around 09 am in the morning. During this time, local people were demanding proper help for the victim’s family and legal action against the vehicle owner and driver. Here, on information, Sadar Police Station Head Anirudh Kumar reached the spot with his team. He tried to pacify the protesters. But people remained adamant on the demand of calling the District Magistrate. The situation remained tense throughout the night. At around 9:30 am on Wednesday, people calmed down on the assurance of Supaul CO Sandeep Kumar.
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The young man had reached his in-laws’ house on Tuesday evening
Rajkumar, brother-in-law of the deceased, told that Lalan Kumar had reached his in-laws house in Sukumarpur on Tuesday night. Where he was going to defecate after parking his bike at the door. Meanwhile, while crossing the road, a speeding highway hit him. He died on the spot in the accident. The deceased has left behind his wife and two small children aged two and a half and one and a half years. He was the middle one among three brothers. After the incident, there was mourning in the entire area.
The driver absconded after parking on the highway one kilometer away
After being hit by the local people, the Hiva driver fled from the spot along with the vehicle. He was engaged in earth filling work in Supaul-Araria-Galgaliya new railway project. The driver fled after parking the highway about a kilometer away from the incident site. Meanwhile, the local people also surrounded some other highways passing through the road. The protesters registered their protest by blocking the road. However, when no concrete assurance was received from the administration even till 9 am, preparations were made to load the body on a tractor and block the main road. Meanwhile, the CO reached the spot and pacified the people.
Local people calmed down on CO’s assurance
The protest which lasted for more than 12 hours ended with the assurance of Supaul CO Sandeep Kumar. The CO said that the relatives of the deceased will soon be provided compensation and other assistance under government schemes. The body has been sent to Sadar Hospital for post-mortem. Police have been instructed to take action against the vehicle owner and driver. Sadar police station incharge Anirudh Kumar said that Haiwa has been seized and the police is busy taking necessary legal action.
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