Six people were killed and two others critically injured late on Sunday night when an Omni van collided head-on with a trailer truck near Tharuadih, in the Hata police station area of Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district, police said. The van was carrying eight people.
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The group was returning to Bhaluhi village, in the Kaptanganj police station area, after attending a relative's tilak ceremony at Devraj Pipra. The collision took place near a petrol pump at Tharuadih, on the Hata-Pipraich road, as the van was on its way back late at night.
Source: Indian Witness (Hindi)
Additional Superintendent of Police (Kushinagar) Siddharth Verma said the trailer was travelling from Ahirauli towards Hata when it collided with the van. Police said the two survivors were taken to BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur for advanced treatment, and the bodies of the deceased were sent for post-mortem examination.
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Hindi-language reporting from the scene said the trailer driver fled after the crash. Police have begun an investigation, and a district-level committee that examines road accidents was due at the site, officials said. Further legal action is being initiated, police said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the accident and expressed condolences to the bereaved families. According to the Chief Minister's Office, he directed officials to reach the accident site immediately, expedite relief work, contact the families of the deceased and ensure they receive all possible assistance.
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