Basti, February 15: Four persons were killed after the car they were travelling in rammed into a tractor-trolley from behind on the Gaur-Babhnan road in Bast district, police said on Saturday. Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhinandan said the speeding Wagon R car carrying four persons rammed into the tractor-trolley carrying tent material at around 11.30 pm on Friday, killing all four on the spot.On receiving information, a team from the Paikolia police station reached the spot and sent the bodies for autopsy. Prayagraj Road Accident: Bus-Car Collision on Mirzapur-Prayagraj Highway Claims Lives of 10 Devotees on Way to Maha Kumbh Mela; CM Yogi Adityanath Takes Cognisance (See Pics and Video).

The deceased have been identified as Rohit (27) from Ayodhya, Pawan (24) from Gonda, and brothers Monu (22) and Somnath (24) from Basti, the officer said.

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