Six people, including three women, were killed and seven others injured when a van carrying pilgrims from the Kumbh at Allahabad collided with a speeding truck near Sohagi Pahad in the district.
All the six deceased were residents of Madri village and were returning from the Kumbh last evening when the incident took place, police said today.
The injured have been admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital here.
