Kanpur: A 21-year-old nursing student died and two of his batchmates were seriously injured after a speeding dumper hit their motorcycle near the Saifai police station tri-junction in Etawah around midnight on Monday.The three students were admitted to the Emergency Trauma Centre at the Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences (UPUMS), Saifai. One of the severely injured students, identified as Akash Gupta, succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The other two injured students, Ambuj Shukla and Jai Kishan, are undergoing treatment.According to eyewitnesses, the trio was travelling towards Etawah when the dumper, coming from the Mainpuri side, rammed into their motorcycle.All three belonged to the 2022 BSc Nursing batch of the College of Paramedical Sciences at UPUMS.University vice-chancellor Ajay Singh, chief medical superintendent SP Singh and Vijay Mishra visited the trauma centre, enquired about the condition of the injured students and reviewed their treatment. Police are taking further action in connection with the accident.
