5 killed, 12 injured in road mishap

J P Nagar, UP, Oct 2 (UNI) Five people were killed and 12 others injured in a head on collision between a mini truck and a bus on the Delhi-Lucknow national highway.

The accident took place in Amroha area of the district last night when the speeding bus lost control and slammed against the mini truck packed with people returning from a weekly market.

While two people aboard truck died on the spot, two others succumbed on way to hospital.

A seriously injured Siddharth, 25, died during treatment, police said. The condition of another was stated to be critical.

Later, agitated residents torched the bus and created ruckus at the hospital.

Senior police officials brought the situation under control, while security had been increased at the hospital as a precaution.

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