8 killed, 16 injured as two double-decker buses collide in UP's Barabanki

Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh): Eight people were killed and 16 others injured after a speeding double-decker bus rammed into a stationary double-decker bus on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki on Monday morning, police said. The accident took place near Narendrapur Madraha village in the Loniktra police station area. Both the double-decker buses were on their way to Delhi from Sitamarhi and Supaul in Bihar. “On Monday morning, one bus collided with another bus in Barabanki. Till now eight people have died and 16 injured. The seriously injured are being treated at the Trauma Centre in Lucknow. The mildly injured are beibg treated at CHC Hospital,” said Barabanki SP Anurag Vats. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief and extended condolences to the families of the victims who died in the accident Last week, a speeding truck mowed down six kanwariyas in Hathras district. The pilgrims were returning from Haridwar and were on their way to Bhopal. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had on 20 July expressed condolences over the death of five people in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli. In June this year, two persons were killed and three injured on the Gonda-Balrampur highway in an accident between a roadways bus and a car. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .