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