Lucknow: Atleast six people were killed and 14 were injured in separate road mishaps due to dense fog that occurred at many places in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
Atleast four persons were killed and five others injured when a truck hit their van near Lalaganj locality in Gopiganj area in Bhadohi, police said.
In a separate incident in the same district, two persons were seriously injured when their SUV rammed into a stationary truck in Amva village in Gopiganj area.
In Mau district, two elderly persons were killed and seven others injured when a roadways bus hit a jeep in Haldharpur area due to fog in the district, they said. Teju Yadav (60) and Jagdish Yadav (70) were killed on the spot in the mishap, they said. The injured were rushed to a hospital, where their condition is stated to be serious.
According to the MeT department, night temperature rose markedly in Agra division and shot up appreciably in Moradabad and Meerut divisions. They also revealed that temperature saw a small surge in Allahabad divisions and changed little in the remaining divisions of the state.
The lowest minimum temperature across the state was 7.1 degrees Celsius and the weather was dry over the state.
The MeT department has forecast dry weather over the state with a possibility of shallow to moderate fog at many places.
