Two persons died and three others sustained injuries after a Scorpio vehicle rammed a truck parked on the postal highway in Kapilvastu on Saturday night.
An Indian Scorpio, UP 32 CA 8343, heading to Taulihawa from Bahadurgunj struck a truck parked on the road, leaving two dead.
The deceased have been identified as Radheshyam Kurmi, 50, of Kapilvastu Municipality-11 and Chinni Kurmi, 55, of Shivaraj Municipality-6, the District Police Office, Kapilvastu said.
The dead bodies have been kept at the district hospital in Kapilvastu for postmortem.
Nanda Prasad Dube, 65, of Maharajgunj Municipality-11, Motilal Kurmi, 28, of Shivaraj Municipality-10, and Suresh Kurmi, 20, of Shivaraj Municipality-11 were injured in the accident.
The condition of 65-year-old Nanda Prasad Dube among those injured is said to be critical. He has been taken to Bhairahawa for treatment.
Police have taken driver 28-year-old Suraj Acharya into custody. An investigation is underway, the police said.
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