Seven members of a family, including a 10-year-old girl, were seriously injured when their car collided with a gas tanker on the Gonda-Bahraich National Highway in Barabanki district on Saturday morning. Several of the injured were reported to be in critical condition, while the crash also disrupted traffic on the highway.
The collision took place around 8 am in Nayagaon, under the jurisdiction of Masoli police station. The family was travelling from Lucknow to Gonda to celebrate Diwali when the accident occurred.
The impact severely damaged the front portion of the car and trapped several occupants inside the vehicle. Local residents reached the spot and helped rescue the injured from the mangled car before they were taken for treatment.
The injured were identified as Sujeet Verma, his son Hardik Verma, his wife Kanchan Lata, Ranjana Verma, his daughter Mansa Verma, Shakuntala Devi, wife of Gaya Prasad, and Sujeet’s 10-year-old daughter Sona. The report identified the victims as members of the same family.
District Hospital CMS JP Maurya said the injured were undergoing treatment and that several of them, including the minor girl, were in serious condition. The hospital was treating the victims after the highway crash, according to the report.
The collision led to a long queue of vehicles on the Gonda-Bahraich National Highway. Police personnel subsequently arranged for the damaged vehicles to be removed from the road and took steps to restore normal traffic movement.
The incident brought together two immediate road-safety concerns: the severity of the crash involving a passenger car and a gas tanker, and the operational disruption caused when damaged vehicles remain on a busy national highway. The available report did not provide details about the cause of the collision or whether any case had been registered.
Police action at the site was focused on rescuing the injured, clearing the vehicles and restoring traffic flow. The injured family members remained under treatment at the district hospital, with several reported to be in serious condition.
