BSP leader's wife killed as jeep overturns

Barabanki, Aug 19 (UNI) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) district unit president's better half was killed, while another seven sustained grievous injuries after a jeep, they were travelling in, turned turtle here today.

According to police, the driver of an ill-fated vehicle, en route from Faizabad to Barabanki, lost control over the wheels at village Pratapganj in Safdarganj area.

BSP's district president Vijay Gautam's wife Rekha died on the spot, while seven others were rushed to hospital in a critical condition.

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