In a tragic incident, at least four people were killed and nine others injured when a speeding truck rammed into a state roadways bus on Friday in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district. Speaking about the incident, Assistant Superintendent of Police Anukriti Sharma said that a roadways bus that was headed to Delhi was hit by a speeding truck near Adauli trisection at around 2 pm.
"The truck rammed into the rear part of the bus injuring several of its passengers. The driver of the truck fled from the spot after the accident. Efforts are on to arrest him," the officer added.
Deceased yet to be identified
District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh said that the injured people were rushed to a hospital and are under medical observation. He said they were taken to the hospital with the help of police teams and locals. The police said the district administration is making efforts to identify the deceased.
More details are awaited.
(With PTI inputs)
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