Six people, including two children, died and several others were injured in an accident between two cars and a pickup truck in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia area, police said.
According to the police official, the incident happened at around 3-3:30 am.
"Six people, including two children, died and several others were injured in an accident between two cars and a pickup truck at around 3-3:30 am under Ballia's Bairiya police station area. The victims were returning from a function," Ballia SP, Dev Ranjan Verma, said.
The injured have been admitted to a hospital and are under treatment, police said.
Further details are awaited.
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