Six persons were killed while two were critically in a road mishap in Jalalpur police station area of Jaunpur on Sunday morning. The injured had been admitted a hospital. Police had registered a case.
Those died were identified as Ajay Singh (42), Anawar (50), Prince (24) and Phoolchand (50) all of Jalalpur locality in Jaunpur, Rajjo (70) and Tannu (6), both of Chaibepur of Varanasi. Police said Rajjo along with her granddaughter Tannu had visited the house of Anwar some days back and was going to catch a bus for Varanasi.
Police said an over speeding tractor hit two motorcycles each of which three persons were travelling and later it hit two cyclists. Those riding the cycles suffered injuries.