New Delhi, April 23 -- A multi-vehicle collision, suspectedly triggered by a brake failure, crushed a car between two trucks and hit another in a chain reaction in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district. Eleven people, including children, were killed in the accident, police said on Thursday.

The collision occurred on a road descending from the Dramandganj valley towards the Lasoda area. It was reported around 8.30 pm on Wednesday, Superintendent of Police Aparna Rajat Kaushik told PTI.

She said the police and fire brigade teams rushed to the spot and launched rescue operations with the help of local residents.

PTI, citing preliminary findings, said a truck travelling downhill is suspected to have suffered a brake failure.

It rammed into an...