Uttar Pradesh: Elderly couple killed as car hits motorcycle

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An elderly couple was killed after their motorcycle was hit by a car here on Saturday, police said.

Santosh Kumar Sharma alias Sanju (62) and his wife Urmila (58) were returning on the two-wheeler after visiting a temple in the morning when the incident took place on the Etawah-Bareilly highway, they said.

Both were seriously injured and rushed to a community health centre where they were declared brought them dead, police said.

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On the complaint of Shiva Sharma, the son of the deceased, a case is being registered and further action taken, they said.

In a separate incident, an elderly woman was killed and five others were seriously injured when their car collided with a truck near Midkali village under Budhana police station area, police said on Saturday. The injured, including two children, have been admitted to a hospital.

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