6 killed as bus rams into tractor-trolley in UP's Jaunpur

Jaunpur: Six labourers travelling on a tractor-trolley in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district were killed after a bus collided with it at around midnight on Sunday.

It is reported that six others were also injured in the accident

The accident took place near Samadhganj when the Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus was coming to Jaunpur from Prayagraj.

Police said that of the six victims, five died on the spot and the sixth succumbed to injuries during treatment in the district hospital.

The labourers belonged to Alishapur village and were travelling on the tractor-trolley.

Soon after getting information about the mishap, the police reached the spot and admitted the injured labourers to the district hospital.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

IANS with edits 

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