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.