Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): Four people died in a collision between a bus and a vehicle on the Nakaha Shankarpur Highway of Kheri police station on Sunday, said police.
All the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where six are said to be severely injured.
“This accident happened between a magic (mini vehicle) and a roadways bus… Four people have died, including a child. At least seven people are injured, including six severely injured. Four people have reached the hospital, and the remaining are on their way,” said CO Sadar, Ramesh Tiwari, Lakhimpur Kheri, while detailing about the incident.
Earlier, a total 11 people died and 10 were injured after a truck turned turtle on top of a bus carrying devotees to Uttarakhand on Saturday late at night in Shahjahanpur, said police.
According to the police the incident happened under Khutar police station in Shahjahanpur district when a truck loaded with ballast stones hit the parked bus at a roadside dhaba and overturned on it, crushing the devotees to death.
Ashok Kumar Meena, SP, Shahjahanpur said, “Around 11 pm, we got the information that in the Khutar PS area, a bus was parked, devotees who were going to Purnagiri were sitting inside the bus and some devotees were having food at a Dhaba. A truck lost control and turned turtle on top of the bus…total 11 people died and 10 were injured. All injured have been admitted to hospitals…”. (ANI)
