Kanpur: A 28-year-old man was killed and three others were seriously injured when a speeding dumper collided with a parked truck on the Lucknow-Kanpur National Highway near Nawabganj toll plaza in Unnao in the early hours of Saturday.According to police, the accident took place around 5.30 am when the deceased, Jeetu, rammed his vehicle into the parked truck, causing extensive damage to the front of the dumper.The dumper’s cleaner, Chhote, along with two others from Barabanki, Mohammad Shadab and Aamir, sustained serious injuries.On receiving information, Ajgain police and an ambulance team reached the spot.With the help of local residents, the injured were pulled out of the dumper and taken to the Community Health Centre (CHC), Nawabganj, where the driver was declared dead on arrival.Due to their critical condition, the three injured were later referred to the district hospital for further treatment.Police were trying to remove the damaged vehicles when a trailer rammed into them from behind. After the collision, the trailer broke the divider grill and entered the opposite lane, disrupting traffic on both sides of the highway.The accident led to a major traffic jam on the Kanpur-Lucknow highway, with congestion stretching nearly 5 km and affecting commuters for over two hours.A crane was deployed to remove the vehicles, following which traffic gradually resumed.Police have sent the driver’s body for post-mortem and launched an investigation into the circumstances of the accident, including why the truck was parked on the roadside and whether speeding or driver fatigue played a role.
