Latest News | Former Zila Panchayat Dies, Son Injured in Motorcycle Accident in UP's Ballia

Ballia (UP), Nov 17 (PTI) A former zila panchayat member died, and his son seriously injured in a head-on collision between their motorcycle and a tractor here, police said on Sunday.

The accident occurred on Saturday night on the Nagra-Belthara road in Parsiya village, they said.

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Zila Panchayat member Harindra Nath Yadav (45) and his son Vishal (22), from Chakia village, were returning home from a ceremony when the motorcycle collided with the tractor, a police officer said.

After the accident, the tractor driver fled from the spot, the officer said.

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The police reached the spot and took the injured to the local primary health centre, where doctors declared Harindra Nath Yadav dead and Vishal was admitted to a hospital, he said.

Circle Officer (Rasra) Mohammad Fahim Qureshi said that the the body has been sent for a post-mortem.

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