Seven of a family killed in road mishap

Seven members of a family, including two women and a minor girl, were killed and one person was seriously injured when their car collided with a bus near a village here in the wee hours today.

The car was going to Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh from Mumbai when it collided head-on with the private bus near a culvert at Dhanora village on Agra-Mumbai National Highway, police said.

Seven occupants of the car died on the spot while one person was seriously injured, Sarangpur Police Station Inspector Narendra Singh Raghuwanshi said.

The deceased were identified as Mehfooz Khan (70), Sakdar Khan (35), Haider Nazmi (37), Akbari Begum (60) Husna Bi (45) Mariam (10) Dr Yusuf (40), all residents of Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, he said.
 

The injured person was referred to Indore for treatment, police said, adding a case has been registered against the absconding bus driver.