18 killed, 25 hurt after truck hits bus in UP
   Date :29-Jul-2021

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 The double-decker private bus which was hit by speeding truck at the accident site on Lucknow-Ayodhya road, in Barabanki on Wednesday. (PTI)
 
BARABANKI :
 
AT LEAST 18 people were killed and 25 injured after a truck rammed into a stationary double-decker bus here amid heavy rain, police said on Wednesday. The accident took place on the Lucknow-Ayodhya highway under Kotwali Ramsanehighat area late on Tuesday night. The private bus was carrying over 130 passengers to Bihar from Punjab and Haryana, they said. The axle of the bus broke and it was parked on the road when a speeding truck coming from behind hit it, killing 18 people and injuring 25 others, police said. Some passengers were standing or resting outside the bus and others were sitting inside when the accident took place.
 
While 11 people died on the spot, seven died on the way to the hospital, they said. The victims, mostly labourers from Bihar, were returning home after sowing paddy in Punjab and Haryana, the police said. Police rushed to the spot after receiving information about the accident and the rescue operation was carried out with the help of locals. The injured were rushed to a local hospital and from there those with serious injuries were referred to the trauma centre in Lucknow, Additional Director General of Police, Lucknow Zone, S N Sabat said. A local resident who witnessed the accident said it was a very gory sight. About 15 people were dead and 20-25 others were lying injured on the road, he said.