BALRAMPUR(UP): Six members of a family were killed when the car in which they were travelling collided with an unidentified vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur early Saturday, police said.
The incident took place near Vishambharpur village under Sriduttganj police station, they said.
Sonu Shah (28), a resident of Deoria district who worked at a paper mill in Nainital, left for his village with his wife, children and other family members on Friday evening, Superintendent of Police (SP) Keshav Kumar said.
Early on Saturday morning, the car collided with an unidentified vehicle near Vishambharpur village, killing Shah, his wife Sujavati (25), their children Ruchika (6) and Divyanshi (4), Shah's brother Ravi (18) and sister Khushi (13) on the spot, the SP said.
Six teams have been formed to identify and seize the vehicle that collided with the victims' car, he added.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination. The family members of the victims were informed and they have arrived here, the police said.
(With PTI inputs)
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