UP: At least 18 killed, many injured as truck hits stationary bus in Barabanki district

In a tragic incident, at least 18 people died and several others were injured after a truck hit a stationary bus in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to police, a double-decker bus carrying around 100 passengers from Palwal and Hisar districts of Haryana was going towards Bihar. The bus broke down at Ramsanehighat area, following which the bus stood stationary on the roadside. Around 2.30am the speeding truck hit the stranded bus from behind. The impact was such that several passengers sleeping in the bus fell on the road getting fatal injuries.