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Over a dozen persons were killed and several others were injured in two separate accidents in Bareilly while five persons drowned in two incidents in Ballia and Kaushambi.
In the first mishap on Bisalpur road in Buhata area of Bareilly on Wednesday, an overspeeding truck hit a motorcycle, crushing the riders Sandeep (30) and his wife Richa (28) to death. Later, the truck collided with a van, killing seven persons, including a child. The deceased were identified as Shama, Shiva, Rahmat Bi, Isma, Azmat, Yunus and Hassan, a minor.
Four persons, including the truck driver, were critically injured and admitted to a hospital.
In the second incident, three persons, including a minor, were killed when the motorcycle they were riding was hit by an unidentified vehicle in Aonla area of Bareilly on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Anil (24), Baby (22) and Pranshu (10).
No arrests could be made so far and investigation was underway.
Elsewhere, a 25-year-old man was killed and three others were injured when a speeding trailer truck rammed into their tempo near Gauriganj Kotwali area of Amethi on Thursday.
The deceased, Vijay (25), and the three injured men were on their way to a local market to sell their agricultural produce when the mishap took place.
While Vijay died on the spot, the three injured were admitted to district hospital with serious injuries.
Meanwhile, five persons, including three in Ballia, drowned during the last 24 hours.
In Ballia, half-a-dozen neighbours were going to immerse an idol in Ghaghra river at Duha hamlet of Sikanderpur when their boat capsized on Thursday morning.
While three persons were rescued by the locals, three others drowned. Their bodies were fished out and sent for autopsy.
In another incident reported from Kaushambi, two boys drowned while taking bath in the Yamuna river in Tilhapur village on Wednesday.
Arun (10) and his cousin Arpit (12) had gone to bathe in the river in the evening when they drowned.
While one of the bodies was recovered on Wednesday night, the other was fished out on Thursday.
The bodies were sent for autopsy.