Chitrakoot (UP), May 22 (PTI) Three people were killed and four injured in a head-on collision between two vehicles on a national highway near Sudinpur village here on Saturday evening, police said.

Superintendent of Police Ankit Mittal said around 6 pm, a Jeep collided with a Van near Sudinpur village, killing three and injuring four others.

The dead are yet to be identified.

He added the bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination while the injured have been admitted to a hospital.

Meanwhile, a UP government spokesperson said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives in the accident and instructed officials to extend help to the injured.

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