Two persons, including a child, were killed and five injured in two separate road accidents in Amethi district, police said today.
Shiv Bahadur Singh, a retired revenue department employee of village Premgarh Nihalpur was riding a bike which hit a tree. He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, they said.
In a separate incident, Ahatisam (8) of village Garhi Aladan Satan was killed when a tempo he was travelling in turned turtle near Rankapur crossing. Five others suffered injuries in the mishap and were rushed to the community health centre Jagdishpur, police added.