21 killed in bus-truck collision in UP

Badaun, UP, May 16 (UNI) At least 21 people were killed and over 35 passengers were injured when a speeding bus collided head-on with a truck under Dhanari area on the Aligarh-Moradabad highway in the district today.

Police sources here said the accident occurred near Tata Chemical factory at Majhola village when two trucks were trying to overtake each. The UP roadways bus was overcrowded due to the passengers going to Rajghat on the occasion of Amavasya.

Altogether 19 passengers died on the spot while two succumbed to their injuries on the way to hospital. The deceased included six women and five children.

Senior officials have rushed to the spot while the injured have been admitted to hospitals at Badaun, Aligarh and Etah.

Due to the accident the highway was blocked for more than three hours.

All the deceased and injured were the passengers of the bus. The driver and cleaner of the truck, however, managed to escape after the accident.

UNI