16 killed after speeding bus hits loader in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, PM Narendra Modi announces compensation

Kanpur Outer's Superintendent of Police (SP) Ashtbhuja Prasad Singh told PTI that a speeding bus hit a loader, which fell on the other side of the highway, while the bus also overturned and fell into a ditch. The collision was so strong that almost all passengers of the bus got trapped and sustained serious injuries, the SP said.

Kanpur: At least 16 people were killed and six injured in a road accident in the Sachendi area of this Uttar Pradesh district late on Tuesday (June 8) evening, police said. Two among the injured are said to be critical, they added. Kanpur Outer's Superintendent of Police (SP) Ashtbhuja Prasad Singh told PTI that a speeding bus hit a loader, which fell on the other side of the highway, while the bus also overturned and fell into a ditch. The collision was so strong that almost all passengers of the bus got trapped and sustained serious injuries, the SP said. GSVM college principal RB Kamal told PTI over the phone that at least 16 people were killed, while five were admitted at the Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) hospital with serious injuries.