Two students were killed when a jeep hit them when they were crossing a road while going to their school at Akbarnagar this morning, the police said.
In protest against the accident, hundreds of locals blocked the Shahkund-Akbarnagar highway for several hours to protest against rash driving.
In another accident, six persons were killed when a jeep rammed into a stationary truck on NH31 at Naugachhia area late last night, the police said.
Two others who were injured in the accident were admitted to a hospital, the police said.