Kushinagar (UP), April 21 -- Six persons were killed and two injured when a car collided with a tree in Nebua Naurangia area of Kushinagar district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Monday.

Police sources said that the wedding procession of Vikas, a resident of West Tola of Narayanpur Charaghan under Ramkola police station, had gone to Devgaon of Nebua Naurangia.

"The incident took place late on Sunday night when one of the car in the wedding procession lost control and collided with a tree near Shukla Bhujauli on Khadda-Padrauna road," they said.

Police sources said that hearing the sound, people and police reached the spot and started a rescue operation. "The bodies and injured people trapped in the car were taken out ...