Cold continues in north India

While six persons were killed and 34 others injured when a truck fell into a canal in Kadura area amidst dense fog, two deaths were reported in an accident in Kushinagar due to poor visibility. Though weather was dry over the state, fog occurred at most places adversely hitting air, train and road traffic. Lowest minimum temperature over the state was 3 degrees Celsius recorded at Nazibabad (Bijnore) while Kanpur recorded a minimum of 8.3 degrees Celsius.