Pratapgarh, April 9: Three devotees, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed and 10 people were injured when their bus overturned after colliding with a truck near a canal on the Lucknow-Prayagraj highway here, police said on Tuesday.

Additional Superintendent of Police (West) Sanjay Rai said the bus was on its way to Vindhyachal for Vindhyavasini Devi darshan from Unnao when the driver lost control and it collided with a truck Monday late night near the Phulmati Bisahiya canal in the Hathigawan area. Uttar Pradesh Road Accident: Eight Killed As Car Collides With Truck and Catches Fire After Being Dragged On Highway Near Bhojipura (Watch Video).

Bus-Truck Collision in Pratapgarh

The police with the help of locals rushed the victims to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared Sandhya (12), Krishna Kumar (50) and Basu (35) dead on arrival, the ASP said. Uttar Pradesh Road Accident: Four Dead, Several Injured As School Bus Returning From Lucknow Crashes to Save Bike in Barabanki (Watch Video).

The ten other injured devotees are undergoing treatment at the hospital, he said. A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, he added.