Pilibhit (UP), February 10 An 11-year-old boy died and 23 others were injured after a Nepal-India Friendship Service bus collided with a truck here on Tuesday due to poor visibility caused by heavy fog, police said.
All passengers on the bus were from Nepal and were traveling to Delhi for work, officials said.
The accident occurred around 2 am near Sakariya Tiraha in the Gajraula area when the truck, en route to Pilibhit, swerved to avoid an animal and crashed head-on into the bus coming from Nepal, they added.
After the collision, the bus fell into a roadside ditch, and the truck overturned on the road, causing chaos at the scene. Several passengers were trapped under seats after the accident.
Station House Officer (SHO) Brajveer Singh said rescue operations were immediately launched upon receiving information. Twenty-three people were rescued from the vehicle with the help of locals, police said.
The injured were taken to the Community Health Centre in Puranpur. Those critically injured were later referred to the district hospital, police said.
Nepalese national Subhan (11) succumbed to his injuries during treatment, they added.
The body has been sent to the Pilibhit headquarters for post-mortem examination, and further legal formalities are underway, SHO Singh added.
The accident caused a long traffic jam on the highway, which was cleared by the police.