Six road accidents across Uttar Pradesh kill 17 the day after Diwali
The worst was in Muzaffarnagar, where six people died after their car hit a divider and an electric pole, overturned and caught fire.
Six road accidents in different parts of Uttar Pradesh on 9 November, the day after Diwali, left 17 people dead and 55 hurt, The Hindu reported.
The deadliest was in Muzaffarnagar district in the west of the State. A car hit a road divider and an electric pole, overturned and caught fire, and six people inside died, according to the report.
The five other accidents, in other districts of the State, killed 11 people between them, going by the report’s totals. The report did not say what caused the Muzaffarnagar crash or name the dead.
Drivers can call 112 in an emergency anywhere in the State.
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