4 Killed, Several Injured in Bus-Truck Collision at Agra-Lucknow Expressway

New Delhi: At least four people were killed and several others were injured after a bus travelling from Lucknow to Agra collided with a truck while overtaking, ANI reported.

The accident took place at around 5:40 am on Saturday.

Police Station Incharge DP Tiwari said that the bus (registration no. RJ18PB5811) lost control while overtaking near the 27 km mark of the Lucknow-Agra Expressway and collided with a truck.

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"The left side of the bus was severely damaged, and four people died on the spot. The deceased have been identified as Govind Lal, a 68-year-old resident of Jodhpur, Rajasthan; Ramesh, a 45-year-old from Jodhpur, Rajasthan; Deepak Verma, a 40-year-old resident of Agra; and Bablu, a 40-year-old from Mirzapur," the senior police official said.

Following the inside, the victims were sent to SN Mortuary Hospital in Agra for post-mortem.

The injured were taken to Sandhya Hospital in Fatehabad for treatment, including Falguni (26) and Deu Parmar (53), both from Mumbai, as well as Sonia Sharma (34) and Neelu Sharma (40), also from Mumbai.

Additional, injured individuals include Apurv Gupta, a 27-year-old from Gurgaon, Garvita Sharma (25) from Agra, Rambhajan (33) from Achnera, Riyaz Ahmad (44) from Bhadohi, Manisha (38) from Rajkot, Shilpa (37) and Tulsi (46), both from Bhavnagar, Ajay Chauhan from Bidhuna, Komal (23) and Devdas (32) from Mumbai, Heera Devi from Mathura, Chirag (23) from Rajkot, and Sonia Sharma (40) and Neelu Sharma (60) from Mumbai.

The police has launched a probe into the matter and an investigation is underway.

2 Killed, 1 Injured in Mahrajganj's Accident

Two women were killed while one was injured after being hit by an unknown vehicle here, police said on Saturday.

The accident occurred on the Paratwal-Kaptanganj Marg on Friday night, under Shyam Deurwa police station area of the district, when three women were returning home after attending a 'Haldi' function, police said.

SHO of Shyam Deurwa police station Abishek Singh said the victims -- Vidyawati (45), Sakuntala (46) and Phoolmati -- were hit by an unknown vehicle.