Two die after bus collides with truck amid dense fog in Uttar Pradesh

SULTANPUR: A conductor and a driver of a UPSRTC bus died on Friday morning when their vehicle collided with a truck while attempting to overtake in dense fog, police said.

A contractual bus of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, operating on the Bijethua Dham-Ayodhya route, began its journey with three to four people, including staff members, as reported by the police.

Whilst travelling on the Ballia-Lucknow National Highway near Padela, the bus attempted to overtake a lorry moving in the same direction.

Due to dense fog conditions, the vehicles collided. The impact caused conductor Saurabh Tiwari (28), who was positioned at the bus entrance, to fall and be crushed under the lorry.

The police confirmed that Tiwari lost his life instantly at the scene.

The injured parties - bus driver Irshad Khan (26) and passengers Vinod Kumar (42) and Deepak (46) - received initial treatment at Kadipur Community Health Centre. Khan was subsequently transferred to a district hospital, where he later died from his injuries, according to the officer.

Circle officer (CO) Kadipur Vinay Gautam said, "The matter has been taken into consideration. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem and legal proceedings are underway. The truck has been seized and an FIR will be registered upon receiving a complaint from the family."