KANPUR: Six persons were killed while three others were critically injured in a collision between a UPSRTC bus and a tempo in Banda district on Thursday evening. The accident took place at around 7pm near Jamalpur village on Banda-Chilla road.
"The bus was coming to Banda from Kanpur, when it collided with a tempo," IG Chitrakoot Dham K Satya Narayan said.
The impact of the collision was so powerful that both the vehicles got badly damaged and six passengers suffered serious injuries and died at the spot, said police.
Some passengers got stuck in the mangled tempo and were rescued by the police and locals. Bus driver, who initially managed to flee the mishap site has been nabbed. The police have also impounded the roadways bus.
"We have identified five persons, while identity of one other could not be ascertained. One injured was taken to Kanpur, two injured are undergoing treatment at district hospital in Banda," said police.
Police said that during preliminary findings, it came to fore that the bus was running at a high speed, while the tempo was overloaded and was also overspeeding.
"However, cops are conducting a technical inspection of the vehicles to find the exact reasons behind the accident and then lodge an FIR," said the IG. "Five deceased belonged to Parpenda village in Dehat Kotwali of Banda," he added.