Seven Killed, 32 Injured In Early Morning Road Mishap In UP's Pilibhit

PILIBHIT || At least seven persons have been killed and more than three dozen injured in a road mishap in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh in the wee hours of Saturday, police said. The accident took place on the Purankpur-Khutar highway when a a speeding bus collided into a Bolero coming from the opposite side.

The bus belonged to the Qaiserbagh deport of the Uttar Pradesh State RoadTransport Corporation (UPSRTC). Senior police officials rushed to the crime scene and oversaw the rescue and relief operations. Ten of the injured are in critical condition.

According to the survivors all the deceased belonged to the state capital Lucknow.