Uttar Pradesh: Five killed in car-tractor collision in Kushinagar

LUCKNOW: Five people were killed after a car collided head on with a tractor in Kushinagar on Friday morning.
According to police, the deceased were returning after an engagement ceremony to Deoria.

"Around 6am at Ramkola intersection, a speeding tractor coming from opposite direction rammed into a car from front going towards Deoria," said Durgesh Kumar Singh, SHO, Ramkola.
Locals ran for help and also informed the police about the accident.
A police team reached the spot and admitted the victms to a hospital.
The deceased were identified as Abhishek Verma, Afrez, Pyarelal Verma, Rupesh Kumar Chaubey and Kittu Madhesia.
Five others, including the tractor driver, were injured and are undergoing treatment at BRD medical college in Gorakhpur.