Six people were killed on Wednesday and 15 others 𒐪injured when a roadways bus was hit by a truck on Lucknow-Bahraich highway in an area on the Jarwal Road, police🌞 here said.
The incident took place at about 4.30 am when a speeding truck broadsided a Lucknow depot bus, District Magღistrate, Dinesh Chandra Singh said. Six people died on the spot and 15 others who were injured were rushed to a hospital, where condition of four was stated to be critical. Those killed were yet to be identified.The bus wa🎀s going to Rupaideeha from Lucknow, while the truck was on its way to Lucknow from Bahraich, the DM said.
The truck driver managed to fle🥂e from the spot with the꧙ vehicle. Police are probing the matter and searching for the absconding driver with the help of CCTV footage from nearby areas.
(With PTI inputs)
