High-tension wire falls on bus, kills 7

Lucknow: Seven people were killed and over two dozen others injured in Fatehpur Tuesday when a high-tension power cable fell on a bus and electrocuted its passengers, police said. A home department spokesman said that the incident took place in Jahanabad area, 125 km from here when an overhead high tension wire snapped and fell onto the bus below. [caption id=“attachment_500469” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representative image[/caption] Over two dozen people with burn injuries have been admitted to nearby medical facilities. The death toll is likely to go up, police said. IANS