Five killed, six injured as jeep rams into stationary tractor-trolley

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Bahraich: Five people were killed and six others injured when their jeep rammed into a stationary tractor-trolley in the Jarwal road area here, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday night when the driver lost control over the vehicle and hit the tractor-trolley parked alongside the road, Superintendent of Police Gaurav Grover said.

The jeep was coming from pilgrimage site Naimisharanya, he added. While three died on the spot, the other two died during treatment, police said. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has condoled the deaths

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