India News updates: 5 killed as tree falls on moving bus in UP's Barabanki

Five passengers, including four women, were killed on Friday after a tree fell on a running bus on Haidergarh-Harakh road in Barabanki district, police said.

The Uttar Pradesh roadways bus left for Haidergarh from the Barabanki bus stop with about 60 passengers at 10.30 am. As the bus reached near Harakh village, a cluster fig tree (gular) suddenly fell on it due to heavy rain, causing considerable damage to the vehicle, police said. -- PTI

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