Bahraich (UP), Nov 2 (PTI) Six people were killed and nine others injured when a van carrying them was hit by an unidentified vehicle in Payagpur area here, police said on Monday.

Deputy Superintendent of Police, TN Dubey, said the van was carrying 16 people.

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The accident took place on Sunday night when the victims were returning to their native place Lakhimpur after visiting the Kichhauchha dargah.

Police rushed them to a hospital where six people were declared dead, while nine others injured were undergoing treatment.

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath condoled the deaths and directed the administration officials to provide adequate treatment to the injured, an official spokesman said in Lucknow.

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