Six people, including three women, were killed and five others injured on Saturday when a sugarcane-laden truck overturned on a horse cart in which they were travelling, police said.
The incident occurred this morning, about 40 km from the district headquarters in Pilibhit when the truck was on way to Nigohi sugar mill.
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The injured were admitted to hospital, police said adding senior officials have reached the accident site.
The truck driver fled the scene soon after the accident.
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