Fourteen people, including six children, were killed when the SUV they were travelling in crashed into a stationary truck near Manikpur in Uttar Pradesh. All the deceased were members of a marriage party and there were no survivors, said police. Additional Superintendent of Police Anurag Arya who reached the site of the accident said that all 14 bodies had been sent for post mortem. All the deceased were residents of Kunda in Pratapgarh and were returning after attending a marriage in Nawabganj area. Sources said that the driver of the SUV probably fell asleep which led to the accident.

Source: dna November 20, 2020 03:11 UTC