The mangled remains of vehicles after a collision between a van and a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur National Highway, in Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh, May 18, 2026.
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“Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur National Highway on Monday (May 18, 2026),” police said.The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons." “The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district,” police said.
Police personnel at the site after a collision between a van and a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway, in Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh, Monday, May 18, 2026.
