Six persons were killed and around eight others suffered injuries after a pick-up vehicle collided with a truck on Varanasi-Lucknow highway near Jalalpur area of Jaunpur in the wee hours of Tuesday.
“Five people died on the spot while another succumbed to injuries on the way to hospital,” SP, Jaunpur, Sanjay Kumar said. “The victims were returning from Varanasi after performing the last rites of a relative when a truck coming from the opposite direction collided with their vehicle,” Kumar said, adding that the bodies have been sent for autopsy.
“A critically injured man is being taken to Varanasi while others have been admitted to nearby hospitals,” Jaunpur District Magistrate MK Verma said. “A case has been registered in this connection and further probe is underway,” Verma said.
The deceased were identified as Amar Bahadur Yadav (58), Ramshringar Yadav (38), Munni Lal Yadav (39), Indrajeet Yadav (48), Kamla Prasad Yadav (60) and Ramkumar (65).