BAREILLY: Five persons, including two school teachers, were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in, an
SUV
being used as a shuttle taxi, lost control due to a pothole and turned turtle on the
Shahjahanpur Palia
state highway on Tuesday morning, reports
Kanwardeep Singh
.
According to police, the vehicle was overcrowded, having crammed around a dozen passengers on eight seats, and was travelling on an uneven road.
The survivors were taken to the community health centre in
Palia
town. Two of them are critical. Kheri district magistrate
Mahendra Bahadur
Singh met the survivors at the district hospital and directed the chief medical officer (CMO) to ensure the best possible treatment for them.
