<p>Eight people were killed and 14 others were injured in a head-on collision between a private bus and a mini truck on Wednesday, police said.</p>.<p>Expressing grief over this accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to ensure proper treatment of the injured.</p>.<p>The bus was on its way to Lucknow from Dhaurhara when it collided with a mini truck coming from the opposite direction on Aira bridge on National Highway number 730, Deputy Superintendent of Police Pritam Pal Singh said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/student-killed-8-injured-as-school-bus-overturns-in-madhya-pradesh-1148641.html" target="_blank">Student killed, 8 injured as school bus overturns in Madhya Pradesh</a></strong></p>.<p>The toll is likely to rise, he said.</p>.<p>On receiving the information, the police reached the spot and rescued the injured after cutting the bus with a gas cutter, he said.</p>.<p>The injured have been sent to the district hospital and efforts are on to identify the deceased, the DSP said.</p>.<p>According to a spokesperson of the state government in Lucknow, the Chief Minister has extended his condolences to the bereaved families while wishing peace to the departed souls.</p>.<p>Orders have been issued to carry out relief work on a war footing, the spokesman added.</p>
<p>Eight people were killed and 14 others were injured in a head-on collision between a private bus and a mini truck on Wednesday, police said.</p>.<p>Expressing grief over this accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to ensure proper treatment of the injured.</p>.<p>The bus was on its way to Lucknow from Dhaurhara when it collided with a mini truck coming from the opposite direction on Aira bridge on National Highway number 730, Deputy Superintendent of Police Pritam Pal Singh said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/student-killed-8-injured-as-school-bus-overturns-in-madhya-pradesh-1148641.html" target="_blank">Student killed, 8 injured as school bus overturns in Madhya Pradesh</a></strong></p>.<p>The toll is likely to rise, he said.</p>.<p>On receiving the information, the police reached the spot and rescued the injured after cutting the bus with a gas cutter, he said.</p>.<p>The injured have been sent to the district hospital and efforts are on to identify the deceased, the DSP said.</p>.<p>According to a spokesperson of the state government in Lucknow, the Chief Minister has extended his condolences to the bereaved families while wishing peace to the departed souls.</p>.<p>Orders have been issued to carry out relief work on a war footing, the spokesman added.</p>