Three killed, several migrant workers injured after truck overturns on Jhansi-Mirzapur highway in UP

Three migrant labourers were killed while several others were injured after the truck in which they were travelling overturned on Jhansi-Mirzapur highway in Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, a police official said.

According to the police, three women labourers died and several others were injured after a vehicle carrying them overturned on Jhansi-Mirzapur highway, last night. About 17 persons were travelling in the vehicle. The injured have been admitted to a local hospital.

"Seventeen people were coming from Delhi and travelling in a DCM vehicle. The vehicle overturned on Jhansi-Mirzapur highway after the tyre of the vehicle burst midway," M Lal Patidaar, Superintendent of Police (SP) said.

"Three women were killed in the incident. Four have been critically injured while other 5-6 people have suffered minor injuries and have been shifted to a hospital," the SP said.

( With inputs from ANI )