7 Dead, 9 Injured After Karnataka-Ayodhya Bus Collides With Truck, CM Yogi Expresses Grief

A bus collides with a truck on the Bahraich-Lakhimpur highway, nine died seven are seriously injured. The truck driver fled the scene.

The truck driver managed to flee the scene. (Representational Photo) (Image Source: Getty)

New Delhi: Seven people, including three women, were killed and nine were seriously injured when a tourist bus collided with a truck on the Bahraich-Lakhimpur highway on Sunday, a PTI report quoted the police as saying. The bus was carrying 16 people from Karnataka to Ayodhya when the accident occurred at the Naniha market in the Motipur area after it entered the opposite lane Additional Superintendent of Police, Ashok Kumar told the news agency. The truck driver managed to flee after the incident. A probe into the matter was on, the ASP said.

While five, including the bus driver, died on the spot, two others succumbed to their injuries on the way to the hospital, the police officer said. He also added that nine people were seriously injured and have been hospitalized.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives due to a road accident in Bahraich. He further directed the officers concerned to ensure the injured got good medical treatment.

"Praying for peace to the departed souls," the Chief Minister said while extending his condolences to the bereaved families, he said according to ANI. 

"I express deep regret for the people who lost their lives in the road accident in Bahraich. I wish peace to the family of departed souls," Adityanath told the media persons in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.