SUV rams truck on Pratapgarh highway, 14 killed on the spot

PRAYAGRAJ: Fourteen persons, including six children died on the spot after the SUV in which they were travelling crashed into a truck on Prayagraj-Lucknow highway around Thursday midnight.
The accident took place near Deshraj Ka Inara village near Manikpur police station of Pratapgarh district.
Superintendent of police, Pratapgarh, Anurag Arya, said the accident happened around 11.45pm and all 14 passengers died on the spot.
“Initially, police recovered five bodies, but later extricated nine more after an earthmoving machine was deployed to pull out the mangled vehicle from under the truck,” the SP said.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief and directed senior police and administrative officials to provide help to families of victims.