In a tragic mishap reported from Ferojabad, eleven persons were killed and 12 others injured when a bus carrying a marriage party collided with a tanker and came in contact with a high tension wire on Friday night. Reports said that eight persons were killed, four of them on the spot at Bamba crossing. Of the 12 injured, five were referred to Agra in a serious condition.
Three of the injured succumbed later in the wee hours of Saturday. The deceased include Wakil (45), Karua (20), Krishna (25), police said, adding they were trying to ascertain the identity of the others.
Meanwhile in a separate incident reported from Etawah, two brothers were killed when the motorcycle they were riding on was hit by a truck in Civil lines area also on Friday night. Balram Singh and Dalbeer Singh were killed when the motorcycle they were riding on was hit by the truck. Agitated with the incident the local residents damaged six vehicles and put up blockade demanding action against the truck driver. later on assurance of the local officers, the blockade was lifted.
In one more accident reported from Barabanki, two persons were killed when a motorcycle they were riding was hit by an unidentified vehicle in Fatehpur area on Friday night. Rajendra Rawat (22) and his cousin Manohar were killed near Madanpur village on Friday night. The vehicle owner escaped from the spot. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem and a case was registered in this regard.