6 killed, 8 injured as SUV collides with tree in UP's Shravasti

LUCKNOW: As many as six people were killed and eight others sustained injuries after an SUV carrying them collided with a tree in Shravasti district on Saturday.
The accident took place at Sonrai village under Ikauna police station area.
The deceased were identified as Heeralal (30), Mukesh Kumar (30), Putti Lal (30), Viru (09), and Harish Kumar (42) and Rama Devi, her age could not be ascertained. She hailed from Balrampur and Harish from Punjab, rest were from Shravasti.
Superintendent of police, Shravasti, Prachi Singh, said that all the 14 passengers were inside the SUV and were coming from Ludhiana district of Punjab after attending a funeral.
"Around 6am when they reached Sonrai village, one of the front tyres of the vehicle burst and it lost control before it careened off the road and crashed into a tree. The impact of collision was such that the entire vehicle was reduced to a pulp," said Singh.
SP, Singh, further said that Harish was at the wheels and failed to control the vehicle.
Soon after the incident, locals informed police and a team went to the spot and with the help of locals and an earthmover took out the victims from the vehicle and and got them admitted to the district hospital.
However, doctors declared six dead and referred others to Bahraich.