UP: 24 dead as bus collides with truck at Bareilly; Modi announces solatium

Bareilly: At least 24 people were killed and 15 others injured when a passenger bus collided with a truck and caught fire on National Highway 24 in Bareilly early on Monday.

The bus was on its way to Gonda. Senior Superintendent of Police, Jogendra Kumar said, "The accident involving a bus of the Uttar Pradesh State Transport Corporation and a truck took place between 1:00 am and 1:30 am.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in a bus accident in Uttar Pradesh and sanctioned Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of those killed.

He also announced Rs 50,000 for each of those injured in the collision between a truck and a bus in Bareilly.

24 passengers of the bus were killed while 15 sustained injuries. One of the passengers is critically injured and has been hospitalised, police said.

According to eyewitnesses, some of the bodies have been charred beyond recognition.