Jeep-truck collision in UP; 4 dies, 11 injured

The accident occurred Sunday night when the vegetable traders were returning home from a local market here, Deputy Superintendent of Police Vijay Prakash said.

A speeding truck collided with a jeep carrying passengers on Lakhimpur-Nanpara highway here, killing four people and injuring 11, police said Monday.

The accident occurred Sunday night when the vegetable traders were returning home from a local market here, Deputy Superintendent of Police Vijay Prakash said.

While Fariyad, Sajid and Aas Mohammad succumbed to injuries in a local hospital, Kamal died on the way to a hospital in Lucknow, Prakash said, adding all the deceased were aged between 22 and 25.

The truck driver has been arrested, he said.