Horrific accident in UP's Shahjahanpur, kills 11, injures several after truck turns turtle on bus

The incident happened when a truck loaded with ballast stones hit the parked bus at a roadside dhaba and overturned on it, crushing the devotees to death.

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A tragic accident has been reported from Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur, where at least 11 people have died and 10 were injured after a truck turned turtle on top of a bus carrying devotees to Uttarakhand. 

According to the police officials, the incident happened on Saturday night under Khutar police station in Shahjahanpur district when a truck loaded with ballast stones hit the parked bus at a roadside dhaba and overturned on it, crushing the devotees to death.

As per sources, all the passengers traveling in the bus hailed from Jetha village located in Kamlapur police station area of Sitapur district. Ashok Kumar Meena, SP, Shahjahanpur while speaking to media said, "Around 11 pm, we got the information that in the Khutar PS area, a bus was parked, devotees who were going to Purnagiri were sitting inside the bus and some devotees were having food at a Dhaba. A truck lost control and turned turtle on top of the bus...total 11 people died and 10 were injured. All injured have been admitted to hospitals...".