Two killed as tree falls on moving car during thunderstorm in Uttar Pradesh's SultanpurThe incident occurred on Wednesday night near a dhaba in the Rampur area along the Lucknow-Ballia highway when a tree fell due to strong winds, crushing a car passing through the area, they said. 
Last Updated IST
Representative image of a dead body.
Credit: iStock Photo
Sultanpur: Two men were killed after a tree fell on a moving car they were travelling in during a thunderstorm here, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred on Wednesday night near a dhaba in the Rampur area along the Lucknow-Ballia highway when a tree fell due to strong winds, crushing a car passing through the area, they said.
Jitendra Verma (42), who was driving the car, and Om Prakash Verma (45) died on the spot, police said, adding that a team was rushed to the spot which removed the tree with the help of a bulldozer.
The bodies have been sent for autopsy, police said.