India News | UP: Two, Including 5-year-old, Killed in Road Accident in Maharajganj

Maharajganj (UP), Jun 12 (PTI) A child and a 25-year-old man were killed and five others injured in a motorcycle-jeep collision here, police said on Monday.

The accident took place at the Pipariya crossing under the Sonauli police station area on Sunday night, they said.

Also Read | MHT CET Result 2023 Declared at cetcell.mahacet.org, mahacet.in: Maharashtra Common Entrance Test Exam Results for PCM and PCB Group Released, Know Steps To Check Scores.

Sonauli police station SHO Abhishek Singh said the deceased have been identified as Suraj (25) and Ragini (5).

The injured have been admitted to a hospital and their condition has been stated to be stable, Singh said.

Also Read | Cyclone Biparjoy: IMD Issues 'Orange Alert' for Gujarat's Saurashtra and Kutch Coasts As Cyclonic Storm Intensifies (Watch Videos).

The jeep's driver fled from the spot after the accident, police said and added that the bodies of the deceased have been sent for postmortem.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)