UP: Six including child killed as bus falls into ditch

The bodies have been sent for postmortem examination and the identities of the deceased are being ascertained.

Published: 14th December 2022 12:23 PM  |   Last Updated: 14th December 2022 12:23 PM   |  A+A A-

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By PTI

FIROZABAD: Six persons including a child were killed and 21 others were injured when a bus fell into a roadside ditch on Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Nagla Khangar area here Wednesday morning, police said.

"A passenger bus heading to Raebareli from Ludhiana met with an accident on Wednesday morning. A team of local police was rushed to the spot to undertake rescue work," Superintendent of Police (Rural) Ranvijay Singh said.

"Six passengers of the bus including a woman and a child were killed in the mishap. Around 21 others sustained injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment," added the officer.

The bodies have been sent for postmortem examination and the identities of the deceased are being ascertained, he added.

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