Lucknow Dec 19 (IANS) Three persons were killed and two others were injured in Uttar Pradesh s Basti district early on Tuesday after their car rammed into a gas tanker due to dense fog and poor visibility.
The accident took place near the Ghaghaula bridge. The Bolero car rammed into a gas tanker parked on the road side police said.
The car was at high speed. The front portion was completely smashed by the impact. It took passersby and the police a lot of time and the injured were pulled out from the mangled chassis after much difficulty.
Three died on the spot while two were rushed to a nearby medical facility in critical state.
--IANS
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