Toll in Sitapur accident in which BJP MLA died climbs to 5

The toll in the Sitapur accident in which BJP MLA Lokendra Singh died rose to five today with one more person succumbing to injuries during treatment here, police said.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today he would visit Alampur village in Bijnor tomorrow and meet Singh's family and offer condolences.
Singh, who was on his way to attend the UP Investors' Summit in Lucknow, was killed yesterday along with four others when their vehicle collided with a truck in Kamlapur area, police said.
They said the accident took place when the MLA's driver lost control of the vehicle, which crossed over to the other side of divider and collided head on with the truck.

Besides Singh, the 45-year-old MLA from Noorpur in Bijnor district, his two bodyguards and two others were also killed, police said.
The bodyguards were identified as Deepak Kumar (32) and Brijesh Mishra (30), while the other two victims were Tarun Mishra (27) and driver Sachin Chauhan (23), who died during treatment today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who inaugurated the summit yesterday, condoled Singh's death as did Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath and several cabinet ministers.
"Anguished by the demise of BJP MLA from Noorpur, Shri Lokendra Singh Ji due to an accident. His service towards society and role in building the BJP in UP will always be remembered. My thoughts are with his family and supporters in this hour of grief," the prime minister had said on Twitter.