Road mishap in UP leaves 10 dead

Moradabad, Jan 30: Ten persons were killed and 13 grievously injured in a collision between a truck and a mini-bus on the Moradabad-Agra highway in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. The injured have been admitted to the government hospital and district hospital in Kundarki, the police said.
The accident occurred near Nanpur village on the Moradabad-Agra highway. Of the 13 injured persons, some are said to be critical.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ashok Singh said, “A private bus on the Moradabad-Agra highway was carrying passengers from Kundarki to Moradabad. As soon as the bus approached the Nanpur culvert, a canter which came from the front hit the bus. As a result, the canter overturned while the front side of the bus was damaged. At this time, a third vehicle also hit the bus.”
After receiving information about the accident, Moradabad police officials reached the site. The bodies of the victims were extricated from the damaged vehicles and sent to the Moradabad mortuary. (IANS)