A high-speed container truck crashed into a stationary vehicle on a Fatehpur highway, trapping four people inside the cabin. Police and fire crews carried out a challenging night rescue, freeing the victims and sending them to hospital. The critically injured driver was referred to Kanpur as authorities probe the cause of the collision.

A speeding tractor-trolley crushed a motorcycle near Kotwa village in Bahraich’s Nanpara area, killing a woman and critically injuring her husband. The couple was returning home with market goods when the accident occurred. Police have sent the body for post-mortem and launched an investigation into the fatal crash.