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Raksha Bandhan visit takes tragic turn: 10 dead and 27 injured in collision between van and bus in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh

Ten people were killed and 27 others injured in a head-on collision between a van and a private bus in the Salempur district of Bulandshahr in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.

The accident occurred on the Budaun-Meerut state highway, about 14 kilometers from the district headquarters.

The deceased were workers of Britaina Company and were on their way to their native village in Aligarh to celebrate Raksha Bandhan.

The van was coming from Ghaziabad when it collided with the bus.

The incident caused brief traffic disruptions on the road.

“Ten people were killed and 27 injured in the accident. The injured have been shifted to different hospitals,” District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh told the media.

Nine of the injured are being treated at a private hospital. The condition of four of the injured was serious and they were referred to Meerut Medical College. The remaining injured were admitted to the district hospital, Singh added.

The deceased were identified as Mukut Singh (45), Deen Nath (45), Brijesh (18), Babu Singh (19), Shishupal (27), Girraj Singh (26), Sugarpal (35) and Omkar (30). Two of the deceased are yet to be identified.

The Chief Minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, has taken note of the incident and instructed the authorities to ensure that the injured receive the best possible medical treatment.

The district judge also said that the registration documents of both vehicles had been updated.

Bulandshahr SSP Shlok Kumar said the injured have been admitted to hospitals in Bulandshahr, Meerut and Aligarh, with one person in serious condition.

Videos of the incident shared on social media showed the van completely destroyed and the front of the bus badly damaged.

On Saturday, two people were killed and another injured when they were hit by an unidentified vehicle while traveling on the road.

The incident took place near Begarajpur in Mansurpur police station area when Gopal, Jagroop and Tushar were hit by the vehicle.

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