8 killed, several others injured in UP road accident

In a tragedy on the New Year, at least eight persons were killed and several others injured in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli district on Tuesday, police said. Superintendent of Police Devendra Nath told IANS that a truck driver lost control and rammed into a roadside Dalit colony in Ilia village, bordering neighbouring Bihar. Senior police officials have rushed to the site and are overseeing rescue and relief operations.