Half a dozen mishaps across the state claimed 15 lives and left more than a dozen injured since Monday evening.
In Auraiya, four persons died while two others were seriously injured in a bus-car collision on Tuesday. SP, Auraiya, Ram Kishore said that a van going from Etawah to Kanpur was first hit by a bus from behind and later the ill-fated van dashed into a bus coming from the opposite direction near Ajitmal area on Tuesday morning. One of the deceased was idntified as Jawahar Singh (50) of Airach in Jhansi.
In Ballia, a speeding jeep ran amok in Maniyar area killing 3 women and injuring as many on Monday night. The victims had come to pay obeisance at Navka Brahm Sthaan and were sleeping on the pavement near the temple when the tragedy struck.
Sangeeta Devi (36), Pushpa Devi (38) and Anjali (23) were killed on the spot while three others were injured. An FIR was registered but no arrests could be made so far.
Meanwhile in Banda, three persons were killed and half a dozen others were injured when the driver of a SUV lost control over the vehicle afetrw which it hurtled into a ditch in Kalinjar area.
Umesh Chandra (40), his daugther Aradhya (8), sister-in-law Rekha (30) and others were returning after attending a marriage on Monday night. The car swerved out of control and fell into a ditch in Anandpur village in which Umesh, Aradhya and Rekha died on the spot. The injured were rushed to a hospital where they were stable.
Elsewhere at Deoria, a woman and her two children were killed when they were struck by lightning at a brick kiln near Amauni village on Mondaynight. The incident occurred as Sangita (35), her children Sachin (12) and Chandni (2) were sleeping. Her husband Nanhe worked as a labourer in the kiln. They were rushed to a hospital where they were declared dead.
In the last incident reported from Jaunpur, two persons drowned in Gomti river while bathing in Chandwak area on Monday evening. Manas Vikram Singh (18) and Abhishek Singh (15) slipped into deep waters while bathing and were drowned. Their bodies were fished out with the help of locals. A case was registered and bodies were sent for autopsy.