Two killed, several injured as buses collide head-on

Two persons were today killed and several others injured when two buses collided head-on in Sandila area here, police said.

The incident took place on Hardoi-Lucknow highway when a Uttar Pradesh roadways bus collided with a private bus killing Salman (20) and Irshad (18) on the spot while injuring over two dozen passengers, they said.

The injured have been rushed to the hospital, where condition of five was stated to be critical.

The bodies of victims have been sent for postmortem, they said.