Six persons were killed and around eight others suffered injuries after a pickup vehicle and a truck rammed into each other on the Varanasi-Lucknow Highway near Jalalpur area of in Jaunpur.
The incident took place in the wee hours of Tuesday.
"Five people involved in the accident died on the spot and one succumbed to injuries while he was taken to the hospital," informed Superintendent of Police (SP) Jaunpur Sanjay Kumar.
"They were returning back from Varanasi after performing last rites of a relative when a truck coming from the opposite direction rammed into their vehicle," Kumar said.
"The bodies have been sent for postmortem," he added.
"One critically injured patient is being taken to Varanasi while other injuries have been admitted to nearby hospitals," informed District Magistrate of Jaunpur Msh Kumar Verma.
"A case has been registered and investigation into the matter is underway," Verma added.
( With inputs from ANI )
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