India News | 2 Killed, 4 Injured as Auto-rickshaw Collides with Pickup Van

Etawah (UP), Jun 17 (PTI) Two women were killed and four other persons were injured when their auto-rickshaw collided with a pickup van on the Etawah-Kannauj road, officials said.

The incident happened Friday evening in an area within the jurisdiction of Marthana police station, Station House Officer Upendra Kumar Rathi said.

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"Two women -- Allah Rakhi (60) and Neha (29) -- who were travelling in the auto-rickshaw were killed. Three other women and the driver were injured," said the SHO.

Police have sent the bodies for postmortem examination, while the injured have been admitted to a hospital.

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Police are investigating the matter.

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