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6 killed in north India road mishap
NEW DELHI, July 19 (BSS/Xinhua) – Six people died and at least 20 were injured in a road mishap in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state early on Sunday, a local police officer told Xinhua over phone.
The accident occurred when a private bus hit a vehicle at around 5:15 a.m. local time in Kannauj district, said Superintendent of Police Amarendra Pratap Singh.
According to him, the bus was going from Darbhanga district of eastern state of Bihar to Delhi.
The bus with around 40 passengers on board toppled down the highway after the collision.
BSS/Xinhua/MSY/1345 hrs