Multi-vehicle collision in U.P.’s Mirzapur leaves 11 dead, probe underway

Eleven people, including children, were killed in a multi-vehicle collision triggered by a suspected brake failure in a truck in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district, police said on Thursday (April 23, 2026).

The accident was reported around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday (April 22, 2026), following which police and fire brigade teams rushed to the spot and launched rescue operations with the help of local residents, Superintendent of Police Aparna Rajat Kaushik said.