Two killed in road mishap in Lucknow

Two persons were killed and ten others injured when a jeep in which they were travelling in overturned on Lucknow-Sitapur highway in Bakshi-ka-Talab area, police said here.

Sajid (30) and Abdul (55) died after the jeep overturned in a bid to save a stray animal while they were on their way to Sidhauli in Sitapur district yesterday, police said.

The injured were admitted to the trauma centre where their condition was stated to be stable.