Lucknow Jan 3 (IANS) Two persons were killed and four others injured when a tractor-trailer ran over them in Uttar Pradesh s Unnao district on Wednesday police said.
The incident took place near Aakampur when more than a dozen people were sitting around a bonfire.
The deceased have been identified as Deena (45) and Golu Singh (22).
Four persons including former village head Om Prakash Yadav were critically injured. They were rushed to a nearby hospital.
An irate mob tried to set the trailer on fire but were dissuaded by timely intervention by the police.
Angry villagers blocked traffic on the busy Kanpur-Lucknow Highway for more than an hour leading to a traffic jam.
--IANS
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