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UP: Bus Accident Kills Three On Lucknow-Gorakhpur Highway In Ayodhya, 30 Injured

According to police, the accident to꧑ok place at arꦆound 7 am when Basti and Siddharthnagar bound private bus coming from Delhi overturned on the highway near Mumtaz Nagar area under Cantonment police station.

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 Three killedꩲ, 30 inured as bus overturns on Lucknow-Gorakhpur highway in ꦬAyodhya

Three people were killed and 30 injured🏅 when a double-decker bus overturned on Lucknow-Gorakhpur national highway Tuesday morning while trying to overtake, police said.

The acci⛄dent took place at around 7 am when Basti and Siddharthnagar bound private bus coming from Delhi overturned on the highway near Mumtaz Nagar area under Cantonment police station, they sa💟id.

All the injured have been brought to the Faizabad District hospital, while 12 are admitted and the rest of them were di🃏scharged after first-aid, the police said.

Among those who died included Ramesh (35), a resident of Siddharthn🧸agar and two unidentified persons.

Efforts are on❀ to identify 𓆏the two deceased, said Arun Pratap Singh, SHO Cantonment Police station.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has condoled the death of three people💝.

Expressing condolences to the bereaved families,♎ he directed speedy relief and rescue efforts by sending District Magistrate and SSP to the spot immediately. 

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