Kaushambi (UP), March 27 A pickup truck carrying devotees crashed into a stationary trailer truck on a national highway in the Kaushambi district on Friday, killing eight people, police said.
The accident occurred in the afternoon near the Saini police station, they said.
The pickup truck, which was traveling from Prayagraj to Fatehpur, crashed into a trailer that was parked on the side of the road, according to a local police official.
Approximately two dozen devotees, including women and children, were traveling in the pickup truck at the time of the incident, the official added.
Additional Director General (ADG) Prayagraj Jyoti Narayan told