Revellery at a marriage celebration turned to mourning in Barabanki, when a lPG cylinder blast claimed the lives of seven of a family and left 23 others with varied degree of burns on Wednesday morning.
Food was being cooked for the guests who had come to attend the marriage at lallan's house at Rafipur village of Deva area, when the lPG cylinder exploded around mid-day.
The explosion left near 30 persons with serious burns while Sonam (3), her brother Aditya (4), Khushi (3), Golu (4), Vivek (3), Gyanvati (46) and Kalavati (60) died on the spot. Fifteen others suffered severe burns and were rushed to the Civil hospital in lucknow. Of the eight injured, condition of two has been stated to be `critical’. Some others with lesser burns were admitted to a local hospital in Barabanki.
Besides, seven other persons were killed in separate mishaps during wedding ceremonies across the state during the last 24 hours.
In Bhadohi, a 40-year-old man and his minor son, who were sleeping inside a tent near a wedding venue at Tirana village died after they were run over by a SUV driven by an inebriated man on Tuesday night.
Kailash Harijan and his son Changur (12) were members of a band party which had performed at the wedding. After their shidt, the father-son duo was sleeping in a tent set up near the venue. In the wee hours, a drunken driver lost control of a SUV and ploughed into the tent leaving the duo dead. The driver was later arrested and the bodies were sent for autopsy.
Meanwhile in Gonda, two siblings were killed
when a wheat thrashing machine fell on them in Sadiyapur village.
Komal (14) and her brother Hariom (12) were sitting next to the machine and watching a movie being screened at a wedding function when the machine fell on them on Tuesday night. The boy died on the spot while the girl succumbed to her injuries on way to the hospital.
In the last case reported from Sonebhadra, three persons including two women were killed and 10 others injured in a collision between a jeep and truck on Varanasi- Shaktinagar road on Wednesday afternoon.
The jeep with 13 passengers was returning from a marriage ceremony when it met with the accident near a flyover in Robertsganj area. While three persons died on the spot, the other injured were shifted to a Varanasi hospital
Meanwhile in Sitapur, a 62-year-old ex-Armyman was killed after he accidentally shot himself in Biswa area.
Susheel Awasthi received bullet injuries in his waist after he tripped on the floor, causing his revolver to go off in the holster on Tuesday night. Awasthi was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed. The body was sent for autopsy.