Four killed, two injured as car catches fire in UP
Hathras, Dec 15: At least four persons, including a minor, were killed and two others critically injured when their car caught fire in Pora village, police said Saturday.
The incident took place Friday night when a family was returning in their car after attending a wedding. The car suddenly stopped and subsequently overturned and minutes later it caught fire, Superintendent of Police Jai Prakash said.
The deceased have been identified as Mohit, 24, Pratiksha, 19, Shashibala, 55, and Muskan 1, he said, adding that the critically injured were referred to Aligarh for treatment.
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Jharkhand: 6 killed as SUV collides with truck in Hazaribag
Hazaribag (PTI): Six people, including three minors, died after an SUV rammed into a truck in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district, police said on Sunday.
The accident took place around 6 pm on Saturday in Danua Valley area, they said.
Officials had on Saturday evening said four people had died, but later identified two more bodies inside the mangled SUV.
Among the deceased were five members of a family, including three children, a police officer said.
“A 42-year-old man identified as Shiv Kumar Bhuiyan, along with his wife and three children, was travelling to Gaya from Dhanbad to attend a wedding ceremony, when the accident took place,” Barhi SDPO Ajit Kumar told PTI.
He said the SUV driver was speeding and tried to overtake a truck.
"The impact of the collision mangled the SUV," said Saroj Singh, the officer-in-charge (OC) of Chouparan police station.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
