
6 killed, 9 injured in vehicle collision in UP’s Bahraich
The accident took place on Sunday night when the victims were returning to their native place Lakhimpur after visiting the Kichhauchha dargah.
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 02, 2020 11:48 AM IST
Six people were killed and nine others injured when a van carrying them was hit by an unidentified vehicle in Payagpur area of Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, according to news agency PTI on Monday.
Deputy superintendent of police TN Dubey said the van was carrying 16 people. The accident took place on Sunday night when the victims were returning to their native place Lakhimpur after visiting the Kichhauchha dargah. Police rushed them to a hospital where six people were declared dead, while nine others injured were undergoing treatment.
More details are awaited.
(With inputs from PTI)
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