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Speeding Truck Kills Carpenter, Wife on Motorcycle in Gorakhpur
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News18•27-09-2026, 22:45
Speeding Truck Kills Carpenter, Wife on Motorcycle in Gorakhpur
- •A carpenter, Rajkumar Yadav (40), and his wife, Rambha Devi (35), were killed when a speeding truck rammed their motorcycle on the Gorakhpur-Sonauli highway in Pipiganj.
- •Rajkumar Yadav died on the spot, while Rambha Devi succumbed to her injuries at the Jungle Kaudia Community Health Centre.
- •The accident occurred around 3 pm near the forest department checkpost on the Pipiganj bypass.
- •The couple's 12-year-old son, Adarsh, who was unwell, was traveling ahead on another motorcycle with his maternal uncle.
- •Police have sent the bodies for post-mortem and are searching for the truck driver who fled the scene; the couple is survived by three children.
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A speeding truck rammed into a motorcycle carrying a carpenter and his wife from behind, running them over on the Gorakhpur-Sonauli highway.
The victims were 40-year-old carpenter Rajkumar Yadav alias Raju and his 35-year-old wife Rambha Devi from Makhanaha village.
The couple is survived by their three children: 12-year-old Adarsh, 8-year-old Aastha, and 6-year-old Riya.
