Sixteen people were killed and five others were seriously injured in an accident involving three vehicles on National Highway 24 on Tuesday morning, police said. SP (City) Dinesh Tripathi informed that the accident took place on Jamka crossing when a speeding truck hit a tempo and another van and then overturned.

The deceased were riding in the van which fell into a roadside ditch after being hit by the truck, the SP said, adding the truck later overturned over the van. Sixteen people, including a woman and three children, are said to have died on the spot. The injured have been admitted to a local hospital, the SP said.