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Class 11 Student Killed and Home Guard Injured in Ballia Truck Accident
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News18•12-10-2026, 20:00
Class 11 Student Killed and Home Guard Injured in Ballia Truck Accident
- •A 17-year-old Class 11 student named Sandhya Verma was killed in a truck accident in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district.
- •The incident occurred on Monday afternoon near Ekauni village on the Phephna-Rasra National Highway.
- •The victim was riding her bicycle home from school and was hit while trying to avoid a motorcycle rider near Yadav Basti.
- •A home guard personnel, Ram Narayan Singh, was seriously injured in the accident and admitted to the district hospital.
- •The truck driver fled the scene abandoning the vehicle, and police have registered a case based on a complaint by the student's father.
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A 17-year-old Class 11 student named Sandhya Verma was killed and a home guard was injured after a truck hit them when she attempted to avoid a motorcycle rider near Ekauni village on the Phephna-Rasra National Highway.
Home guard personnel Ram Narayan Singh was seriously injured and admitted to the district hospital, while the unidentified truck driver fled the scene after abandoning the vehicle.
The victim's body was sent for a post-mortem examination, and a case has been registered against the unidentified truck driver based on a complaint filed by the student's father, Ramesh Verma.
