Road Accident
Uttar Pradesh: Road mishap leaves 14 killed in Pratapgarh
Pratapgarh: A road mishap in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh area on Thursday left 14 people, including six children, dead, media reports said on Friday.
The car, in which they were travelling, hit a truck on the Prayagraj-Lucknow highway at around 11.45 pm.
Pratapgarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Anurag Arya was quoted as saying by NDTV the truck had been parked at the side of the highway due to a punctured tyre when the SUV rammed it from behind.
Half of the car was pulled out in a mangled state from under the truck later by police officials, he told the news channel.
The victims were returning home after attending a marriage ceremony.
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