Ghazipur Accident: Six Seriously Injured as Speeding Car Hits People Returning from Dussehra Mela in UP

October 21, 2026

Ghazipur: Six people were seriously injured after a car went out of control and hit a group standing by the roadside in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district, officials said on Wednesday. The victims were returning from a Dussehra Mela when the accident took place late Tuesday night.

The incident occurred around 10 p.m. on National Highway 31 near an inter-college in the Muhammadabad Kotwali area. According to officials, the people were standing along the roadside when the car suddenly rammed into them, leaving all six seriously injured.

The collision caused panic at the spot, and people soon gathered to help the injured. However, tensions rose when some bystanders allegedly caught hold of the driver and began assaulting him.

Injured Shifted to District Hospital

Police reached the spot after receiving information about the accident and intervened. The injured were first taken to the Community Health Centre in Muhammadabad for treatment.

Doctors later referred them to the district headquarters hospital because of the seriousness of their injuries. Further details about their condition were not immediately available.

Station House Officer Vijay Pratap Singh said the driver had been identified as Ashish Kumar Rai, a resident of Veerpur village under the Bhavarkol police station area.

According to the SHO, Rai was travelling from Muhammadabad towards his native village when the accident occurred. The car allegedly went out of control and struck the people standing near the inter-college on the highway.

Police Take Driver and Car into Custody

Police have taken the driver and the vehicle into custody as part of the investigation. Legal action is being taken in connection with the accident.

The exact circumstances that caused the driver to lose control of the car have not been established in the information provided by officials. Further details are awaited.

The accident took place as people were returning from the Dussehra Mela, turning what should have been the end of a festive evening into a serious road accident for the victims and their families.