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People look at the wreckage of a bus which collided with another in Gorakhpur, 270 km east of Lucknow, on Sunday.
18 people, including three women and two children, were killed and 26
injured when two buses fell into a ditch after a head-on collision near a
bridge in Chiluataal area here on Sunday.
Police said the accident took place in the afternoon when a
Sonauli-bound state roadways bus collided with a private bus near the
approach road of Maniram Bridge, about 20 kms from the city.
SSP, Gorakhpur, Ashutosh Kumar said 18 persons —13 men, 3 women and two children — died in the accident
Earlier, police sources had put the death toll at 20.
Divisional Commissioner Ravindra Naik has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident.
Expressing grief at the loss of lives, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Akhilesh Yadav announced an ex—gratia of Rs one lakh to the kin of each
of the deceased and Rs 25,000 to the seriously injured while Rs 10
thousand would be given to those with minor injuries.
Besides, he also directed the Transport department to pay Rs 50,000 to
the kin of the deceased and Rs 10,000 and Rs 5,000 to those with serious
and minor injuries.
Senior officials inspected the accident site and visited BRD Medical
College Hospital where many of the injured were state to be in critical
condition.
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