Shahjahanpur, May 26: At least 11 devotees headed to Purnagiri temple were killed and 10 others were seriously injured when a dumper truck overturned on their bus, a senior police official said on Sunday. Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar Meena told PTI the incident happened Saturday night at Hajiyapur under the Khutar police station when the bus had halted at a roadside restaurant on its way to the temple. UP Road Accident: 11 People Dead, 10 Injured After Truck Turns Turtle on Bus Carrying Devotees to Uttarakhand in Shahjahanpur (Watch Videos)
Shahjahanpur Road Accident
VIDEO | 11 died and several got injured as an overloaded truck rammed a bus carrying pilgrims in UP’s Shahjahanpur. More details are awaited.
(Full video available on PTI Videos- https://t.co/dv5TRAShcC) pic.twitter.com/vSgVHKZA3E
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 26, 2024
#WATCH | UP: 11 people died and 10 injured after a truck turned turtle on top of a bus in Khutar PS area of Shahjahanpur. pic.twitter.com/LnlXU1UPIU
— ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2024
As the devotees from Sitapur waited inside the bus, a dumper truck carrying gravel lost control and overturned on the vehicle, he said. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and directed the district administration to ensure treatment of the injured.
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