14 killed in U.P. road accident

Fourteen persons were on Friday killed and 28 others injured when a truck carrying a marriage party lost control and fell into a canal here.

The accident took place when the mini-bus carrying 40 people from Sakrauli to Agra fell down in canal near Village-Saraineem, in Etah district.

Senior district officials, including the District Magistrate and the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) rushed to the spot to oversee rescue and relief operations.

District Magistrate Amit Kishore said compensation will be provided to the families of those killed

The injured were sent to a district hospital in Agra, where condition of at least four others was said to be critical.

All the deceased were reportedly from Agra.

Officials said the people involved in the accident were returning from Kundal Nagariya village on Fatehabad road when their vehicle, apparently negotiating a steep turn at a high speed, turned turtle and fell into the pit.

Police fear the death toll could rise.