Uttarakhand: Four people including a pregnant woman died in a collision between a car and an e-rickshaw

Rudrapur: Four people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in a collision between a car and an e-rickshaw here on Wednesday morning, police said. The pregnant woman was ready for delivery. The e-rickshaw driver also died in the accident, police said. The accident took place around 3 am near Ataria Road on the Nainital Highway. The pregnant woman and other women of the same family were returning home after a checkup from the district hospital.

Six people were travelling in the e-rickshaw, police said. The deceased have been identified as Jyoti, Urmila, Vibha and e-rickshaw driver Manoj. All of them are residents of Bhura Rani. Jyoti suffered labour pains late on Tuesday night and her family members took her to the hospital in an e-rickshaw. However, doctors at the hospital examined her and told the family that the delivery was still a day away. They advised them to return home. The women were returning when the accident happened. Police said the car that hit their e-rickshaw had a Uttar Pradesh number plate.