Sambhal, July 19

Seven people were killed and eight others injured in a collision between two buses on the Agra-Chandausi Highway under Bahjoi Police Station area, an official said on Monday.

The accident occurred near Laharavan village on Sunday night when a bus carrying a marriage party was parked on the roadside following a punctured tyre and it was hit by another, Superintendent of Police Chakresh Mishra said.

Those killed have been identified as Virpal (60), Happy (35), Chhote (40), Rakesh (30), Abhay (18), Vineet (30) and Bhure (25), police said, adding that they were returning from a wedding, the SP said.

The injured were admitted to a hospital while the bodies had been sent for post-mortem, the SP said. PTI