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.