Overview
- The crash occurred around 6:30 am near Katarari under Shyamdeurwa police station in Maharajganj as a Gorakhpur team returned from a raid.
- Sub-inspector Santosh Kumar died during treatment at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur.
- Senior Sub-inspector Ramesh Chandra Kushwaha and Sub-inspector Geeta are in critical condition, two colleagues have minor injuries, and the driver is out of danger.
- Local residents pulled the injured from the badly damaged Scorpio and helped transfer them from a nearby facility to BRD Medical College.
- Police now report four injured after initial accounts cited five, and the investigation into the crash remains underway.