Uttar Pradesh: At least 18 people were killed in a major road accident at Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh after a double-decker bus hit by a speeding truck on the Lucknow-Ayodhya national highway, near the Ram Sanehi Ghat police station area in the district.
The incident took place around 1:30am in the intervening night between Tuesday and Wednesday, As many as 19 passengers were also left gravely injured in the incident, said UP police officials familiar with the development, adding that the wounded passengers were rushed to the district hospital for emergency medical treatment.
Speaking to reporters at the hospital, Lucknow Zone ADG Satya Narayan Sabat confirmed that as many as 18 people have died in the “tragic mishap” that took place last night on the highway near Ram Sanehi Ghat in the Barabanki district. Several others still remain stuck under the bus, he said, adding that a rescue operation is currently underway.
“Most of the passengers hailed from various districts in Bihar, including Sitamarhi and Saharsa,” the police official said. “They were returning to their native state from Punjab and Haryana, where they had put up for work.”
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