UP couple on honeymoon dies in jeep-truck collision

Manali: A young couple from Uttar Pradesh (UP), who had come to Manali on their honeymoon trip, died after their jeep had a head-on collision with a truck at 17 Mile village on Kullu-Manali national highway on Thursday late night.The jeep coming towards Manali collided with the truck going towards Kullu. The collision was such that jeep was completely damaged and half front portion of truck was also damaged. The couple died on the spot.Patlikuhal station house officer Mukesh Rathour said the deceased were identified as Rohit Kaushik (23) and Mansi (23) from Lalitpur, UP. “The truck driver is at large. The family members of the deceased were informed and investigation is underway,” he said.