Eight members of a family, including two women and a nine-year-old girl, were killed and four others injured when a vehicle in which they were travelling was hit by a speeding tractor-trolley here, police said.
The incident occurred late last night on the outskirts of Bhind on NH 92, police said, adding that the Sports Utility Vehicle in which the victims were travelling, was hit by the tractor.
The deceased were identified as nine-year-old Lali, Sangeeta Parmar, Preeti, Ramveer Singh, Bhagirath Parmar, Bhairav Singh Parmar, Gambhir Singh and the driver of the SUV Kallu. The injured were admitted to a nearby hospital, police said.
Further investigation in the case is on.
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