Ten killed, eight injured in Uttar Pradesh road accident
By IANS | Published: 23rd March 2018 04:10 PM |
Last Updated: 23rd March 2018 04:10 PM | A+A A- |
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LUCKNOW: Ten people were killed and eight others injured when a speeding truck hit a vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district on Friday, police said.
The vehicle, headed to Chauharjan Devi temple in Pratapgarh, was carrying 18 people from Jaunpur district. A district official told IANS that six of the injured were in critical condition.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the injured, an official spokesman said.
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