Truck carrying kanwariyas hits 2 bikes in Uttarakhand, toddler among 3 dead

A child and two men died after two motorcycles were hit by a mini-truck carrying ‘kanwariyas’ near the Shankaracharya Chowk in Uttarakhand’s Kankhal area on Wednesday, police said.

In the incident, a woman was seriously injured, Kankhal police station in-charge Nitesh Sharma said, and adding that the ‘kanwariyas’ were going to Delhi.

The deceased have been identified as Rohit Kumar (30), a resident of Fina village in Bijnor, Noni alias Pushpendra (30), a resident of Nagla Chhajlet in Moradabad, and one-year-old Mahi.

Pooja, who was injured in the accident, has been admitted to the district hospital here where her condition remains critical, the officer said.