Nine killed in bus-truck collision
Team Udayavani, Jan 30, 2017, 3:07 PM IST
Sant Kabir Nagar : Nine persons were killed and 12 others injured this morning when a bus collided with a truck near Kante village on Basti-Faizabad highway here, police said.
The private bus which was on its way to Ayodhya from Gorakhpur hit a divider and then rammed into the truck, leaving persons dead, SP Hiralal said.
While four of them were yet to be identified, the others were identified as Ram Chande (55), Savitri Devi (50), Ajay Yadav (17), Ayodhya Yadav (55) and Rakesh Yadav (35).
They hailed from Kuwa village of Gorakhpur district, the SP said.
The drivers of the truck and bus were also among those killed in the mishap, Hiralal said, adding all the bodies have been sent for postmortem.
The injured have been referred to Gorakhpur medical collage hospital, he said.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Aishwarya on Int Day for Elimination of Violence against Women: Street harassment is never your fault
Adityanath hits out at Congress for ‘strangling’ Constitution
Ensure safety of minorities: India on arrest of Hindu leader Chinmoy Das in Bangladesh
Rituals being conducted at temples for Shinde’s continuation as Maharashtra CM
BJP in no hurry to announce CM candidate until portfolio allocation finalised: sources
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
It went well: Vir Das on becoming first Indian to host International Emmy Awards
2nd Test: Will Rohit agree to bat in middle-order and let Rahul open?
Yediyurappa appeals to MLA Yatnal’s group to work unitedly to strengthen party
Karnataka Congress MLA wants CM to stop some poll guarantees, draws Shivakumar’s ire
Aishwarya on Int Day for Elimination of Violence against Women: Street harassment is never your fault
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.