India News | 14 People, Including 6 Children, Dead as Car Collides with Truck in UP's Pratapgarh District

Lucknow, Nov 20 (PTI) Fourteen people died when their car collided with a stationary truck on the Lucknow-Allahabad highway in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, a senior government official said on Friday.

The road accident took place late Thursday night when the victims were returning from a wedding function in the Nawabganj area of Pratapgarh, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Awanish Awasthi said.

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed senior officials to reach the spot and extend all possible help, he said.

Pratapgarh Police said the deceased include six children.

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