Uttar Pradesh: 5 dead, 8 injured in car-truck collision on Balrampur-Bahraich National Highway

BALRAMPUR (Uttar Pradesh): In a horrific accident on the Balrampur-Bahraich National Highway in Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning, a car carrying five people, returning from a wedding ceremony, collided with a truck near the Chakva village.

Five people traveling in the car died on the spot, while eight others who were seriously injured were admitted to the District Memorial Hospital in Balrampur. Treatment of the injured is under way. Four of the deceased have been identified as Adityaraj (12), Shiv Kumar (23), Phool Babu (36), and Vijay Gautam (40).

Instructions were given by senior officials, District Magistrate Pawan Agarawal and Superintendent of Police Vikas Kumar, to provide medical treatment to the injured. “The accident happened when the car collided with the truck. Five people who were travelling in the car died on the spot, and the others who were injured are undergoing treatment…” said one of the injured. (ANI)