PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 23 -- An early-morning accident on the Prayagraj-Gorakhpur National Highway claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy and left five others critically injured when a speeding pickup truck ran over the child and collided with a parked car.

The group had stopped at the roadside for tea and snacks before the tragedy, police said.

According to officials, the incident occurred around 4.30 am on Saturday near Shuklana locality, just before the ROB in the Nagar Panchayat area, under Phulpur police station jurisdiction.

A family from Jaunpur had traveled to Prayagraj on Friday night to attend an engagement ceremony at a hotel in Civil Lines and were returning home early Saturday when the accident took place.

After briefly parking ...