7 killed in car-canter collision in UP's Bijnor

Seven people were killed today in a collision between a car and a canter on national highway 74 here, police said.
The incident occurred this morning when the SUV and the canter collided with each other on a turn near Sherkot, they said.
The people travelling in the SUV were returning from a wedding event in Uttarakhand's Kashipur. Most of those killed were teachers, police said.
Nakli Ram (40), Mohan Singh (29), Gopal (35), Gajram (65), Atar Singh (30) and canter driver Dharmanand (30) died on the spot, officials said.
Harimohan Sharma succumbed to injuries in hospital, they said.
Three others were admitted in hospital with critical injuries and later referred to Meerut for treatment, police said.