A shocking video of hit and run in Agra, Uttar Pradesh is going viral on social media. A container truck hit two youths riding a motorcycle on the Agra-Delhi National Highway. Both the youth along with the motorcycle got stuck in the front part of the truck. In the 41-second video of this incident which is viral on social media, it is clearly visible that two youths are hanging in front of the container truck holding the bonnet and shouting help, help, while the truck driver is driving the vehicle at high speed. .
It can be seen in the video that sparks are continuously coming out as the motorcycle is dragging on the road. One youth is holding the number plate of the truck while dragging it and the other is dragging it on top of the motorcycle stuck in the truck. Both the riders are shouting ‘save-save’ to save their lives. Traffic is moving on the highway, pedestrians are coming and going. The container truck dragged the two youths along with the motorcycle for about half a kilometre.
Meanwhile, passers-by kept shouting to stop the container truck, but the driver kept driving at high speed. The accident happened at Rambagh intersection. Motorcycle rider Zakir and Rabbi were going towards Nunihai. Then a speeding container truck number DL 1GE 1374 hit his motorcycle from behind. Due to the collision, both the youth along with the motorcycle fell in front of the container truck. The motorcycle got stuck in the front part of the truck and both the youths also got stuck together.
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When the driver stopped the truck after dragging the two youths with the motorcycle for about 500 meters, the passers-by lost their temper and started beating him by throwing him on the road. People pushed the truck back, took out the motorcycle and the two youths stuck in it and took them to the hospital. It was the people who informed the police about this accident. Chhatta police station reached the spot and took the truck driver into custody. ACP Hemant Kumar said that a case has been registered against the driver under relevant sections.
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Inspector Pramod Kumar of Chhatta Police Station said that both the youths injured in the accident have been admitted to the nearby hospital for treatment. His condition is stable. Both the youth were from Agra. After the incident, the driver was arrested and the container truck was also confiscated. In a video of the incident that surfaced on social media, the two youths trapped in front of the truck can be seen shouting for help. It is being told that this video was shot on his mobile by a person passing by on a two-wheeler.
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