Tragedy in Paigam Bhikampur: Four Dead, Two Injured in Van Accident

Four individuals were killed and two injured in Paigam Bhikampur when a pickup van ran them over. The incident led to protests by locals and the families of the victims, demanding immediate action against the driver, who has been detained.

In a tragic incident in Paigam Bhikampur village, four individuals lost their lives and two were injured when a pickup van went out of control and ran over them on Saturday, according to police reports.

The driver of the van has been detained by authorities at the Bisauli police station. Budaun District Magistrate Manoj Kumar identified the deceased as Prakash (42), Brajpal (35), Dhanpal (55), and Gyan Singh (40). They were reportedly resting under a tree when the accident occurred.

Following the incident, local residents and family members protested, demanding immediate action against the driver. They also obstructed the police's efforts to conduct a postmortem examination of the deceased. District Magistrate Kumar assured that appropriate measures would be taken and the bodies would be sent for postmortem soon.