Four members of a family, including a couple and their daughter, were killed and five others were injured when a car collided with a truck in Raipura police station area here on Sunday.
A family from Dadwara in Mahoba district was going in a car to Prayagraj to immerse the ashes of a family member when their car hit a truck near Ramnagar in Chitrakoot district around 05:00 hours.
Among the injured, the condition of three was said to be critical.
The deceased were identified as Charnu Singh (38), his wife Gita (35), their seven-year-old daughter Sandhya and their aunt Shanti (55).
Superintendent of Police Ankit Mittal said that the truck had been seized but its driver managed to escape.