Pratapgarh: Two people, including a woman, were killed when a speeding truck hit a commercial vehicle on the Lucknow-Varanasi road, police said on Sunday. The accident occurred on Sunday morning near Ghatampur Prithviganj in Pratapgarh district, Surya Pratap Singh, the Sub-Inspector (SI) said. The owner of the magic loader identified as Manoj Patel (35), died on the spot after the vehicle overturned.

Rajpati Devi (40), who had gone to attend to nature's call, was also crushed to death in the accident, the SI said. The bodies were sent for autopsy, the officer added.