Three members of a marriage party were killed while about a dozen others were seriously injured after their tractor-trolley overturned near Vanbhishampur village under Chakia Kotwali area of Chandauli district.
The incident took place when the victims were returning from the function late on Tuesday night.
Reports said that some members of a marriage party from Bhusikrit Purva village under Sahibganj police station were returning from Tendui village in Chakia area when their tractor-trolley overturned. While three persons died, 11 others were injured. The injured were admitted to the district hospital.
Reports said that 19-year-old Satish of Chanda village in Bihar died on the spot while 28-year-old Pradeep of Bihar and 15-year-old Golu of Bhusi village died in the hospital during treatment.
Meanwhile in Sultanpur, a woman was killed while three people sustained injuries after a bus rammed into a stationary truck on Varanasi-Lucknow highway on Wednesday, police said.
The bus carrying tourists was on its way to Nepal when it crashed into the truck around 3 am in Chanda area.
Sunita Arjun (55) was killed in the accident. The injured passengers were taken to a hospital.
According to a preliminary investigation, the driver of the bus dozed off at the wheel which led to the accident, Circle Officer Abdusalam said.