Five laborers were killed, and two others seriously injured in a collision between a Roadways bus and a tractor-trailer in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, late Sunday night.
The incident occurred around 11:15 PM near the Samadhanganj market on the Jaunpur-Prayagraj highway, according to Superintendent of Police (Rural). Seven laborers were traveling on the tractor-trailer when it collided with a Roadways bus coming from Prayagraj, causing it to overturn.
Five individuals on the tractor-trailer died on the spot, while two others sustained critical injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.