Kanpur:
An aged couple was mowed to loss of life on Saturday morning in a hit-and-run incident outdoors the Anandeshwar Shiv Temple, police stated.
The incident befell roughly at 5 am when a driver visiting the temple struck the couple who had been sleeping close to the temple premises.
Native residents reported that the accident befell simply after daybreak.
Police officers confirmed that each victims had been despatched for a autopsy examination, and they’re at present reviewing CCTV footage from cameras positioned across the temple complicated.
Authorities stated they’re hopeful that the footage will help in shortly figuring out and apprehending the driving force chargeable for the tragedy.
“At 5 AM this morning outdoors the Parmat Temple, a automotive reversed and struck two individuals who had been sleeping. Upon realizing what had occurred, the driving force fled the scene. The our bodies have been despatched for postmortem, and we’re reviewing the CCTV footage,” stated Mahesh Kumar, Extra Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kanpur.
Nirbhay Shrivastava, a safety personnel with the native administration, said, “We normally cease automobiles from getting into, however some individuals insist on getting in. Final evening, a automotive managed to drive in, and whereas it was reversing, it hit a pair who had been begging. The couple was round 85 or 86 years previous.”
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