Kanpur, Feb. 9 -- Two people from Himachal Pradesh were killed and eleven others injured in an accident on Bundelkhand Expressway near Rath in Hamirpur on Saturday morning. The incident occurred when a van, carrying pilgrims returning from the Mahakumbh, collided with a stationary truck, said the police.

The truck, which was carrying sand, had broken down near pillar number 128 on the expressway around 11 am. The van driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel, causing the vehicle to crash into the truck. The impact of the collision crushed the front of the van, resulting in the immediate deaths of Nirmala Devi, 60, and Surendra Rana, 55.

The eleven injured were Sudarshan, 62, Vipul Sharma, 45, Jivna Devi, 50, Sudesh Kumari, 60, Sunil Ku...