Kushinagar, Nov 7 — Three people, including a young girl, were killed and more than half a dozen passengers were injured after a bus travelling from Delhi to Bihar collided with a truck in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district on Saturday, officials said.
According to officials, the accident took place near Labaniya intersection, within the jurisdiction of Patherwa police station, when a truck rammed into the passenger bus.
The deceased include two men and a young girl. While two victims died on the spot, the girl succumbed to her injuries during treatment at Kushinagar Medical College, officials said.
Police said two of the deceased were reportedly residents of Motihari in Bihar, while the identity of the third victim is yet to be established.
Among the injured, two passengers whose condition was stated to be critical have been referred to Gorakhpur Medical College for further treatment. Meanwhile, a seven-year-old girl is undergoing treatment at Kushinagar Medical College.
After receiving information about the accident, police personnel rushed to the spot and initiated rescue and relief operations. The authorities have also launched an investigation to ascertain the circumstances that led to the collision.
Pushkar Pathak, in-charge of the Emergency and Trauma Department at Kushinagar Medical College, said, "Four individuals were brought to us. One unidentified person was brought dead and has been shifted to the post-mortem facility."
"Two other patients, whose condition was critical, have been referred to BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur. Meanwhile, a seven-year-old girl named Akriti Kushwaha is currently undergoing treatment at our facility," he added.
"There were two other individuals who were declared 'brought dead' and were subsequently shifted to the mortuary," Pathak further said.
Police have launched an investigation into the accident.
Further details are awaited.