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PRAYAGRAJ: At least five persons including a constable were killed in a road mishap when the SUV carrying them rammed into a tree near Pipri Khalsa turn under Kandhai police station of Pratapgarh district late on Sunday night.
The incident, according to police, took place when the victims were returning to their Khajurani village after attending a marriage function at Kundanpur village.
The deceased identified as Sandeep Yadav (constable), Rahul Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav, Pappu Yadav and another deceased were residents of Khajurani village.
The deceased Sandeep Yadav was a 2013 batch constable and was posted at Chiraiya police outpost in Mau district. Ironically, the marriage fixing ceremony of Sandeep Yadav was also held on Sunday morning, and he too lost his life in the road mishap on Sunday night incident. The bodies have been sent for post mortem examination.