Shahjahanpur: A devastating accident occurred late Saturday night as a truck overturned onto a bus carrying devotees to Uttarakhand, resulting in the loss of at least 11 lives and leaving 10 others injured, according to authorities.
The incident unfolded under the jurisdiction of Khutar police station in Shahjahanpur district when a truck, laden with ballast stones, collided with a parked bus at a roadside dhaba before overturning onto it, fatally crushing the devotees inside.
All the passengers aboard the ill-fated bus hailed from Jetha village in the Kamlapur police station area of Sitapur district. Ashok Kumar Meena, the Superintendent of Police in Shahjahanpur, expressed, "Around 11 pm, we received reports that a bus, carrying devotees bound for Purnagiri, was parked in the Khutar PS area. Some passengers were dining at a nearby Dhaba. Unfortunately, a truck lost control and overturned onto the bus... The toll stands at 11 fatalities with 10 others sustaining injuries. All injured individuals have been promptly admitted to hospitals for treatment."
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