6 killed in jeep-truck collision in UP

Six persons were killed and four others injured when the jeep they were travelling in collided head on with a truck in Saidpur area here, police said today.

The incident occurred late last night when the victims were on their way to attend a funeral and their jeep collided with the truck near Jauharganj here, they said.

Krishnakant Pandey, Baleshwar Pandey, Sishu Pandey, Navneet Pandey, Baleshwar Yadav and Hitendra Yadav were killed in the mishap while the four injured have been admitted to a private hospital here, they said, adding their condition is stated to be serious.

The truck driver absconded after the incident, they said.
 

The bodies have been sent for postmortem, they added.