Speeding car crashes into Durga Puja tent in Uttar Pradesh, killing three

Around 11 p.m. on Saturday, a speeding Ford rammed into a tent set up for a Durga Puja celebration in the Belha gram panchayat of Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh. Villagers were viewing a film via projector when the car, coming from the Gaura Road side, struck the gathering, sending several people five to six feet away. Three men - Pateshwari Prasad, Manoj Singh and Ganesh Pandey - were killed, while four others sustained serious injuries and were later transferred to a higher-level hospital in Bahraich.

The driver fled the scene but was arrested along with the vehicle within an hour, according to Circle Officer Abhishek Singh. Police have launched a preliminary probe that suggests the driver may have been under the influence, and a more thorough investigation is underway.