12 die in separate road mishaps  TNN Dec 13, 2009, 11.19pm IST
VARANASI: Twelve persons, including a woman, were killed in
separate road mishaps at different places in Azamgarh on Sunday.
According to reports, the marriage process of Atul Rai of
Saraipaltu area under Gambhirpur police station had gone to
Kharkauli on Saturday evening. After attending the wedding, 12
baraatis were returning home on a jeep. When the jeep was
passing through Bariyarpur under Bardah police station in the
wee hours, the driver failed to see a truck coming from the
opposite direction due to thick fog.  The truck collided with
the jeep after which seven baraatis, including jeep driver
Ishwarchand Rai (35), Akhilesh Rai (40), Ajit Rai (15), Pawan
Rai (15), Ritik Rai (12), Sudhanshu Rai (16) and Samir Rai (15),
died on the spot.  Five injured persons were rushed to Azamgarh
district hospital where Mohan Rai (46) and Shilpa Rai (16) died
during the course of treatment. On noticing that the condition
of Ajai Rai was serious, doctors r