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Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University VC Hareram Tripathi, Wife Killed in UP Highway Crash

Police have opened an inquiry after reports of a tyre puncture preceding a collision with a parked trailer.

Overview

  • The crash occurred on NH-29 near the Ahirani Buzurg area of Mau district on Saturday morning.
  • Injured driver Vaibhav Mishra told police he grew drowsy, after which Prof. Tripathi took the wheel before the incident.
  • Mishra reported a sudden tyre puncture just before the vehicle struck a stationary trailer on the roadside.
  • Police sent the bodies of Prof. Tripathi and his wife Badami Devi for postmortem and used cutting tools to extract the occupants from the car.
  • Authorities say no written complaint has been filed yet, and potential action regarding the trailer will follow findings from the investigation.