In a tragic incident, seven persons were killed after their vehicle rammed into a stationary truck in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district late on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, said police.
One person was critically injured in the accident, and he is undergoing treatment at the Banda medical college.
According to police, the Bolero jeep driver and occupants were taking a 13-year-old boy to the nearest health centre after he was electrocuted in Baberu area.
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After hearing a loud noise, locals rushed to the spot and took the people onboard the jeep to the hospital where six of them were declared dead on arrival while one succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
All the deceased were identified.
“Such was the impact that half of jeep was completely destroyed, the police had to use cutters to bring out the people,” said SP Banda Abhinandan.
“It appears the Bolero was going at a high speed and went out of control before ramming into the truck that was on the roadside”, he added.
{{/usCountry}}“It appears the Bolero was going at a high speed and went out of control before ramming into the truck that was on the roadside”, he added.
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