Seven of family killed in Uttar Pradesh accident

Calcutta News.Net
Tuesday 6th January, 2009

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Seven members of a family were killed Tuesday when the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a truck in Uttar Pradesh, police said.

The accident took place when a jeep in which the family was travelling collided head-on with a speeding truck in Sultanpur district, about 15 km from here, along the Sultanpur-Varanasi route.

'We are yet to ascertain the whereabouts of the deceased. Seven people, including a child and two women, were killed,' police inspector Pankaj Tiwari told IANS on phone.

He said the driver of the truck was absconding.

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