Meerut/Gorakhpur, July 22 -- At least six kanwariyas were killed and more than a dozen others were injured in multiple road accidents reported in the state on Sunday night.

While three people died in accidents that took place in Amroha, three others were killed in a head-on collision between two motorcycles in Basti district.

Near Amroha's Didoli village, 17-year-old Himanshu from Munda Pandey in Moradabad died after a collision between two bikes. He was en route to Brijghat in Hapur with one Akash from Rampur and Vipin from Sambhal.

In another incident, kanwariyas Nitin and Anuj from Fatehullahganj in Sambhal were killed on the spot after their motorcycle slammed into a tractor near Gajraula of the district.

Also, at least 13 pilgrim...