Seven killed in UP road accident
Lucknow, June 5: At least seven persons have been killed and four others critically injured after a tractor was hit by a speeding truck in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.
All the victims were daily wagers who were returning home to Mallanwa village after their job late on Monday.
The incident happened at the Kannauj-Bilgram road near Tirwa Kulli, an official said. The seven deaths were instantaneos. The deceased have been identified and their family members informed.
The injured were rushed to the Kannauj Medical College.
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Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan, tsunami alert issued
Tokyo (PTI): A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast, and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami alert in the region.
The quake, registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.4, occurred off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan at around 4:53 pm (0753 GMT), at a depth of about 10 kilometres (6 miles) below the sea surface, the agency said.
Japan's NHK public television said a tsunami of up to 3 metres (10 feet) could hit the area shortly.
