3 die as bus hits motorcycle amid dense fog in UP

Gonda (UP), Dec 30 (PTI) Three people died and two were injured here when a private bus hit a motorcycle from behind amid reduced visibility due to thick fog, police said on Saturday.
    The incident took place on Colonelganj-Belsar-Nawabganj road near Chakraut under the Colonelganj police station area on Friday night.
    Due to dense fog, a private bus hit a motorcycle from behind, killing two persons riding the two-wheeler. The bus driver lost control of the vehicle after hitting the motorcycle and ran over a person on a footpath, said Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal.
    Two people were injured in the incident and are undergoing treatment at a hospital, he said.
    One of the deceased was identified as Dashrath Lal Shukla (45), a resident of Pandey Chauraha. The identity of the two who were travelling on the motorcycle is yet to be ascertained, Jaiswal said.
    The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination. The bus driver is on the run and teams have been formed to arrest him, he said.

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