Tractor collided with roadways bus, driver died
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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A roadways bus and a tractor collided on the Varanasi-Prayagraj highway late Tuesday evening in front of Girai Petrol Pump of Gopiganj Kotwali area in Bhadohi. Tractor driver Manoj Yadav (35) son of late Pramod Yadav resident of Nathaipur, Gopiganj died on the spot in a road accident. While there his companion was seriously injured.
According to the information, late Tuesday evening, tractor driver Manoj Yadav along with his partner Raju Saroj (40) resident of Kathota had reached to fill diesel at the petrol pump in front of Karbala on the National Highway. After filling the oil, he was moving the tractor from the cut point of the highway towards the road.
Meanwhile, the roadways bus going from Varanasi towards Prayagraj hit the tractor hard. Due to which the driver of the tractor was seriously injured and started suffering after falling on the ground.
By the time the local people took him to the hospital, he died on the spot. At the same time, his partner Raju Saroj, who was seriously injured, was also admitted to the local Community Health Center, Gopiganj. Seeing his critical condition, the doctors referred him to the trauma center. On information, the police took the dead body into custody and sent it for postmortem. The traffic jam continued after the accident. The police had to struggle a lot to remove it. Due to the death of the young man, the family members were in bad condition by crying.