Lucknow, Oct. 18 -- Three people were killed and four injured after a speeding car rammed into villagers sitting outside a Durga temple in Charangahi-Belha village late Saturday night.
The accident occurred around 11 pm when villagers gathered after the evening aarti were watching a video on a screen under a roadside tent. The car, heading towards Gaura crossing, reportedly went out of control and ploughed into the gathering.
The deceased were identified as Pateshwari Prasad (42), Manoj Singh (51) and Ganesh Pandey (45).
Police shifted the injured to District Memorial Hospital, while two were later referred to Bahraich. The car had been seized and its driver taken into custody.
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