5 migrants killed, 11 injured in UP accident

Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 31 Five labourers were killed and 11 injured when a passenger vehicle in Uttar Pradesh rammed into a truck in Bahraich district on Monday.

All the labourers had returned to their homes during the national lockdown and were going back to work, police said.

They were travelling in a Force Cruiser from Bihar to Ambala in Haryana when the MUV rammed into a stationary truck parked alongside the road near Sukai Purwa crossing in Payagpur.

Two labourers died on the spot and 14 injured were rushed to a hospital, where three more succumbed to their injuries.

Superintendent of Police Vipin Mishra said that all the victims were in the age group of 18-40.

They have been identified as Jitendra Giri, Kanchan Ram, Sanjay Prasad and Basant Prasad from Bihar and Pawan, who is from Gonda in Uttar Pradesh.

The families have been informed and the bodies have been sent for post mortem.

( With inputs from IANS )