At least 10 people were killed and around a dozen received injuries when a private bus collided with a truck on the Moradabad-Agra Highway on Saturday morning owing to poor visibility due to dense fog, an official said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured, District Magistrate Rakesh Kumar Singh said.
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Top police and administration officials including Singh and Senior Superintendent of Police Prabhakar Chaudhary have reached the spot.
The accident took place at around 8 am near Manpur village under Kundarki Police Station area, Singh said.
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Rescue operation is underway and the injured have been admitted to a nearby government hospital, Singh said.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, he said.
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