Uttarakhand Education Minister Arvind Pandey’s son Ankur was killed after the car in which he was travelling hit a truck in UP’s Bareilly district, police said.
Ankur, 24, was on his to Gorakhpur along with 2 friends to attend a wedding when the incident happened near Future College on Lucknow Road in the district’s Faridpur area.
His friend Munni Giri (26) was also killed, police said.
The other person was injured and was undergoing treatment at a hospital, they added.
Both the bodies had been sent for postmortem, said SSP Muniraj.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the deaths and extended condolences to the bereaved families.
Uttarakhand education minister Arvind Pandey’s son died at road accident in UP’s Bareilly district
