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BJP MLA on way to ‘UP Investors Summit’ in Lucknow killed in road accident

Indo Asian News Service, Lucknow | ByIndo Asian News Service
Feb 21, 2018 10:33 AM IST

Lokendra Singh, the Noorpur (BJP) legislator from Bijnore was headed for the summit to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

A Bharatiya Janata Party MLA was killed on Wednesday in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur while he was on his way to the ‘Investors Meet’ in Lucknow, police said.

Lokendra Singh, 45 his driver were killed on the spot, the two police gunners died during treatment at a nearby medical facility.(ANI Photo)
Lokendra Singh, 45 his driver were killed on the spot, the two police gunners died during treatment at a nearby medical facility.(ANI Photo)

His two security guards and the driver have also died in the crash.

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Lokendra Singh, the Noorpur (BJP) legislator from Bijnore was headed for the summit to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later in the day when his SUV rammed head on with a truck coming from the opposite direction at Kakaiyyapara.

While the driver and Singh, 45, were killed on the spot, the two police gunners died during treatment at a nearby medical facility.

District magistrate Sarika Mohan and Superintendent of Police Anand Kulkarni have rushed to the scene of the accident.

The gunners who lost their lives have been identified as Brijesh Mishra, 28, and Deepak Kumar, 30.

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