Six Dead, Two Injured in Head-On Crash on Kalyani River Bridge in Barabanki

Overview

• The collision occurred around 10 pm on the bridge near Kutlupur village under Deva police station limits in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.
• All six who died were passengers in the car returning to Fatehpur, with eight occupants in total; five men and one woman were killed and two others were hospitalised.
• District officials said an initial probe indicates the car moved into the truck’s lane, and police later added that both vehicles were speeding.
• Police have impounded the truck and reported the driver as absconding as the investigation continues.
• The car appeared new and lacked a number plate, was mangled enough to require a crane for removal, the injured were taken to a community health centre and then the district hospital, and post-mortems have been ordered.