Firozabad (UP): Two jawans of Gujarat bomb disposal squad were killed early Friday morning, when their vehicle collided with a speeding truck near Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh.
The bomb disposal squad was going to Patna for Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi's Bihar visit on Saturday to meet serial blast victims' families.
The mishap took place in Sirsaganj. Eight other Gujarat policemen were critically injured in the collision.
The deceased personnel, Bhailal (30) and Jairam (30), were in the bomb disposal squad vehicle of the Gujarat Police had taken a halt near Nathgram Ashram on Malkhanpur road under Sirsaganj area, when a speeding truck rammed into their vehicle, Superintendent of Police Rakesh Singh said.
The team of security personnel was on their way to Patna.
The injured persons, identified as Dheeru Bhai, Mohan Singh, Virendra, Giri and Magha were immediately rushed to a hospital where condition of two persons is stated to be serious, police said.
The Gujarat Chief Minister is scheduled to visit Patna tomorrow to meet the family members of those killed in the blasts during his rally on October 27.
