Overview
- The crash occurred Wednesday on Rampur Road in Bilaspur, Rampur district, when a jeep driven by Manpreet hit an oncoming e-rickshaw and overturned it.
- The injured e-rickshaw driver, identified as Shabbu, bled from the nose and ended up clinging to the jeep’s bonnet as it moved.
- Eyewitnesses said the driver tried to flee, the vehicle turned with the victim on the bonnet, and the crowd surrounded it to force a stop.
- Rampur police arrested Manpreet, issued a challan under Section 151, seized the jeep, and registered an FIR, with further proceedings underway.
- Multiple videos shot by bystanders circulated widely online, renewing attention to highway safety in Uttar Pradesh and the impact of quick public intervention.