8 women, 1 child injured in UP as van returning from 'dargah' catches fire

Eight women and a child were injured after the van they were travelling in caught fire on the Prayagraj-Ayodhya highway in Uttar Pradesh.

Eight women and a child were injured as their van caught fire after refuelling at a petrol station on the Prayagraj-Ayodhya highway when they were returning from a 'dargah' in Sultanpur, police said Friday. The condition of a mother-daughter duo -- Amina and Umaima (4) -- is stated to be serious and they have been referred to a Lucknow hospital, they said.