18 people were killed when a truck collided with a double-decker bus on the Lucknow-Ayodhya National Highway under Ram Sanehighat police station area.
Fifteen people have been seriously injured and have been referred to Trauma Center in Lucknow.
According to the information, the accident happened in the early hours of Wednesday.
The bus was going from Haryana to Bihar.
According to reports, the double-decker bus on the Kalyani river bridge on the Ayodhya border was stopped after its axle broke.
Due to heavy rain and poor visibility, a speeding truck from Lucknow rammed the bus. The collision was so strong that most of the people died on the spot.
At the time of the accident, most of the passengers of the bus had got down from the bus and were sleeping on the roadside.
ADG Zone, Lucknow, SN Sabat confirmed the death toll.
The national highway was blocked for five kilometers after the accident and officials rushed to the spot to rescue the victims and also cleared the highway.
Among the deceased, Suresh Yadav, Indal Mahto, Sikandar Mukhiya, Monu Sahni, Jagdish Sahni, Jai Bahadur Sahni, Baijnath Ram and Balram have been identified so far.
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