Nine residents of Pohrara Village in Amroha district were going to participate in a rally orgainsed by Samajwadi Party in Bareilly this morning when their van collided head-on with the truck, Sudhir Kumar Tomar, Police Inspector, Katghar police station said.
The four deceased were identified as Sonu (30), Islam (30), Shabir(40) and Zakir (40), police said.
All bodies were sent for post mortem, while the five injured were rushed to government hospital where their condition was stated out of danger, said police.