Sitapur:One person was killed and eight others injured as the vehicle they were travelling in turned turtle on Mehmoodabad-Reosa road here today, police said.
The accident took place in Mehmoodabad police station area near Dharaincha village when the axle of the tempo broke and it overturned, killing 55-year-old Nattha on the spot, they said.
Eight persons, including three women and a child, were injured in the mishap, police said, adding the victims belonged to Sadarpur and were returning from a religious trip to Allahabad.
The body has been sent for post mortem, while the injured have been admitted to hospital, police said.