Seven of a family killed in mishap

Seven members of a family, including a minor girl, were killed and two others were injured when their car collided with a truck in Akbarpur area of Kanpur Dehat district in the wee hours today, police said.
The incident took place at 3 AM when the family was returning from Etawah district after attending a wedding, said Pushpanjali Mathur, SP, Kanpur Dehat.
The car collided head-on with the truck near Shahzadpur village, she said.
The seven occupants of the car died on the spot, police said, adding the injured have been admitted to Kanpur Medical college where their condition is stated to be critical.

Efforts are on to arrest the absconding truck driver, said Mathur, adding that the bodies have been sent for postmortem.