<p>Vikas Kumar Vaidya, the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, has been removed following the death of six Kanwariyas in a road accident.</p>.<p>Vaidya has been posted as commandant PAC in Mirzapur.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read—<a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/six-kanwariyas-killed-in-road-accident-in-uttar-pradeshs-hathras-1129304.html" target="_blank">Six kanwariyas killed in road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras</a></strong><br /><br />He has been replaced by Devesh Kumar Pandey who takes over as the new SP.</p>.<p>On Saturday, six kanwariyas were killed after being hit by a dumper truck near Sadabad in Hathras.</p>.<p>The driver of the dumper truck fled from the spot, but was later arrested, police said.</p>.<p>According to preliminary investigations, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the pilgrims, said a senior police officer.</p>.<p>Five of the men died at the spot while a sixth succumbed to injuries at Sarojini Naidu Medical College in Agra.</p>.<p>The Kanwariyas blamed the police for failing to regulate traffic on the route.</p>
<p>Vikas Kumar Vaidya, the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, has been removed following the death of six Kanwariyas in a road accident.</p>.<p>Vaidya has been posted as commandant PAC in Mirzapur.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read—<a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/six-kanwariyas-killed-in-road-accident-in-uttar-pradeshs-hathras-1129304.html" target="_blank">Six kanwariyas killed in road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras</a></strong><br /><br />He has been replaced by Devesh Kumar Pandey who takes over as the new SP.</p>.<p>On Saturday, six kanwariyas were killed after being hit by a dumper truck near Sadabad in Hathras.</p>.<p>The driver of the dumper truck fled from the spot, but was later arrested, police said.</p>.<p>According to preliminary investigations, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the pilgrims, said a senior police officer.</p>.<p>Five of the men died at the spot while a sixth succumbed to injuries at Sarojini Naidu Medical College in Agra.</p>.<p>The Kanwariyas blamed the police for failing to regulate traffic on the route.</p>