6 killed in tanker, truck collision

A coal laden truck collided with a stationary oil tanker on Gorakhpur-Varanasi road under Belipar police station area last night.

Following the collision, the tanker fell into a 15 metre deep gorge and caught fire resulting in the death of six persons, police said.

Two other passers-by also received burn injuries.

Efforts were on to identify those killed in the incident.