Six of a family die in road mishap in U.P.’s Balrampur, CM announces ex gratia

Six members of a family, including two children, were killed in a car accident in Balrampur district. The car collided with an unidentified vehicle on Utraula highway.

Six members of a family, including two children, were killed when the car in which they were travelling apparently collided with an unidentified vehicle in Balrampur district in early hours of Saturday, police said.

The impact of the collision was such that all six occupants of the ill-fated car died on the spot. (For Representation)

The incident took place near Vishambharpur village on Utraula highway, they added. As per the police, all occupants of the car died on the spot. They said the accident occurred at around 2am when the family of one Sonu Shah was travelling from Nainital to Deoria to attend a family wedding scheduled for April 20.

Expressing his grief over the deaths, chief minister Yogi Adityanath ex gratia of ₹ 2 lakh each to next of kin of the deceased. He also directed the district officials to provide all possible help to the aggrieved family.

Additional superintendent of police (ASP), Balrampur, Namrata Srivastava said the deceased were identified as Sonu Shah (28), who worked in a paper mill in Nainital, his wife Sujawati Shah (26), their two children Ruchika (6) and Divyanshu (4), Sonu’s younger brother Ravi (19) and sister Khushi (18), all residents of Deoria district.