At least 23 dead as vehicle overturns in north India

At least 23 people were killed and 12 others injured when a vehicle overturned in northern India, a police said. Amitabh Yash, a senior police official says the accident took place late Monday night in Sitapur town, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of state capital Lucknow. Yash says about 70 people were packed into a wagon pulled by a tractor when the driver lost control of the vehicle while trying to overtake another vehicle. He says the dead include 14 children. The injured, four of whom are in critical condition, are being treated at a local hospital.

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