Uttar Pradesh: As many as eight people were killed while fifteen others were injured in a horrific road accident after a truck hit a pickup van in Moradabad district on Sunday, police said.
According to police, the incident took place near the Khairkhata village on the Dalpatpur Road in the district's Bhagatpur area.
Police further said that a group of people were on their way to a wedding function in the pickup van when the accident occurred. Eight people were killed and around 15 injured, Senior Superintendent of Police Hemraj Meena said.
The victims have been identified as Razia (14), Muniza (18), Hanifa (42), Hukumat (60), Musrafa (25), Asif (40), Mohammad Alam (36) and Zubair (45). The injured were taken to the district hospital from where five were referred to a private medical facility. There were 26 people in the vehicle at the time of the accident, the police said.
The district administration is making arrangements to ensure proper treatment of the injured, officials said.
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