StatesUttar Pradesh
Four young men killed as car returning from Navratri fair hits tree in Deoria
The car, driven by a village head's son, lost control at speed on the Kasya-Deoria road late on Monday. Three others are in hospital.
Key points
- Four young men aged 20 to 23 were killed when their car hit a tree near Ramabhar bridge.
- Three others, all in their early twenties, are being treated at the medical college.
- Police said high speed caused the crash.
Four young men returning from a Navratri fair were killed and three others injured when their car crashed into a tree on the Kasya-Deoria road in eastern Uttar Pradesh late on Monday night.
The car was travelling at high speed when the driver, the son of a village head, lost control near Ramabhar bridge, about 15 km from the Deoria district headquarters, police said. Eight people had set out in the car; one got off along the way.
The impact crushed the vehicle, and rescuers had to use a gas cutter to pull the bodies from the wreckage.
The dead are Nitish Kumar, 22, of Rampurgarh, son of Shakuntal Prasad, pradhan of Mathiya Runi village in Tarkulwa; Pradeep Prasad, 23; Sanjeev Sharma, 21; and Ankur Kanojia, 20, also known as Aditya.
Ankit Prasad, 22, Ankit Yadav, 21, and Himanshu Verma, 22, were taken to the medical college in Deoria, where they are undergoing treatment.
Police have sent the bodies for post-mortem examination.