Five killed in road accident in UP's Varanasi

Five persons were killed and four injured in a road accident in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh early Wednesday, police said.

The accident occurred when a DCM Toyota truck ferrying women labourers to Allahabad collided with a tempo at Kathwa turn on the Ghazipur-Hamirpur road. The dead included the truck driver and four women.

The injured, including one who was critical, were admitted to a nearby medical facility.

--IANS

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