Three of family die in road crash

Prayagraj: A family, including a couple and their 10-year-old son, died after the car in which they were travelling towards Rewa rammed into a stationary truck on the Ayodhya-Prayagraj state highway under Mauaima police station on Friday morning. Five others also sustained critical injuries and are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city. According to police, the accident took place in the early hours of Friday when the family was returning to Rewa after having darshan at Ayodhya.

Police said while Shivanshu Gupta died on the spot, his father, Shailendra Gupta (32), and his mother Kamlesh (28) succumbed to their injuries during treatment..