Child among 3 killed in road accident in UP's Gonda

Sadar Circle Officer Shilpa Verma said the accident took place around 9 am near Sohila village, injuring the three seriously.On getting information, police personnel reached the spot and took them to the Mujehna Community Health Centre.

Two men and a child were killed after their motorcycle collided with a car on the Gonda-Utraula road here in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police said. Sadar Circle Officer Shilpa Verma said the accident took place around 9 am near Sohila village, injuring the three seriously.

On getting information, police personnel reached the spot and took them to the Mujehna Community Health Centre. In view of their critical condition, they were referred to the Gonda Medical College, where doctors declared them dead, police said.

Verma said the deceased have been identified as Mishri Lal (55), Akshay (9) and Neeraj (30).

Dhanepur police station officials have sent the bodies for postmortem, the circle officer said.