Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the death of 18 people in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki in the wee hours of today.
”Deeply saddened by the road accident in Barabanki. My sympathies for the bereaved families. I have just spoken to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Arrangements are being made for medical treatment of all the injured,” he tweeted in Hindi.
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According to information available here, the accident occurred on Highway 28 when a double-decker bus, parked at the roadside following a breakdown, was hit by a speeding truck.
Eighteen labourers, who were sleeping on the roadside, were killed due to the impact of the accident.
More than 24 labourers have been reported injured.
The double-decker bus was en route to Bihar from Punjab and Haryana.
A police team reached the spot as soon as information about the accident was received.