14 killed, over two dozen injured in bus-truck collision in UP’s Bahraich; Yogi govt announces ex-gratia
A head-on collision between a bus and sand-laden truck near Baburi village in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district left at least 14 people dead and over two dozen injured.
A head-on collision between a bus and sand-laden truck near Baburi village in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district left at least 14 people dead and over two dozen injured. Those injured in the accident have been admitted to a trauma centre in Lucknow.
The bus carrying 70 passengers was going to Bahraich from Delhi when the accident took place, Superintendent of Police, Yamuna Prasad, said, adding the accident took place when the bus driver tried to avoid hitting a stray cow.
While condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the family of victims and Rs 50,000 for the injured. Adityanath has asked the local administration to provide best possible medical care to the injured.
The incident took place at around 5:30 am on Thursday when the tourist bus reached Baburi village on Kisan Path in the Deva Kotwali area and collided with the truck coming from the opposite direction. According to eyewitnesses, splinters came off from the heavyweight vehicles as both the truck and bus were travelling at high speeds.
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