Sonbhadra, 13 May (HS): A wedding

celebration turned sad when a pickup truck carrying wedding guests toppled in

Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, killing three and injuring 13, authorities

said Wednesday. According to Additional Superintendent of Police Rishabh

Runwal, the accident happened late Tuesday night in the Rampur Barkonia police

station area near Kathar village.

A wedding procession from neighboring Mirzapur's

Madihan district was on its way to Sonbhadra when the driver lost control,

forcing the vehicle to topple, he added.

According to the officer, up to 15 persons were transported to the district

hospital, where physicians declared Rajan Gond (20), Ajay Gond (18), and Vinod

Gond (35), all Madihan residents, dead while being treated. Two of the injured were sent to a hospital in

Varanasi when their condition deteriorated, while the others are receiving

treatment, according to police. Runwal stated that the bodies had been

transferred for post-mortem examinations.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi