Uttar Pradesh: 18 killed after speeding truck rams into bus

The private bus that was hit by speeding truck, in Barabanki, on Wednesday. Pic/PTI

At least 18 people were killed and 25 hurt after a speeding truck rammed into a stationary bus in Barabanki, police said on Wednesday. The accident took place on the Lucknow-Ayodhya highway late on Tuesday night.

The private bus was carrying over 130 passengers to Bihar from Punjab and Haryana. Its axle broke and was parked for repair when a speeding truck coming from behind hit it. The victims, mostly labourers from Bihar, were returning home after sowing paddy in Punjab and Haryana, police said.

The prime minister announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the dead. The injured will be given Rs 50,000 each.

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