4 students killed on way to exams in Shahjahanpur, UP; Six others injured

Four students were killed while on their way to take exams in Shahjahanpur, UP; six are injured..

New Delhi: Four students who were on their way to appear for the Uttar Pradesh board exams here were killed and six others were injured on Tuesday when the vehicle they were traveling in lost control and crashed into a tree, police said.

The students went to a school in Jaitipur in a car for the test, they said. Police said the vehicle hit a tree and fell into a ditch near Jararav village, Additional SP (city) Sanjay Kumar said. Anurap Khushwaha (15), Anurag Srivastava (14), Pratishtha Mishra (15) died on the spot, while Mohini Maurya (16) died in hospital, he said.

Six others who were injured are undergoing treatment at a medical college where their condition is said to be stable.