<p class="title">At least 15 people lost their lives and 36 others sustained injuries in two separate accidents in the state, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Seven people were killed and 25 injured when a bus collided with a truck in Fatehpur on Wednesday morning, they said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Additional Superintendent of Police Pooja Yadav said the accident took place at the Bilari-Kaunh Modh under the Chandpur police station area.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In the collision of a private bus with a truck, at least seven persons lost their lives, while 25 others sustained injuries. The injured have been hospitalised for treatment," Yadav said, adding that the identity of the victims is being ascertained.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police officials suspect that the toll might go up.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The bus was going from Fatehpur to Jahanabad when the accident occurred.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In another accident that took place late Tuesday night, at least eight people were killed and 11 others injured when their vehicle collided with a mini-goods carrier on the Moradabad-Agra National Highway in Sambhal, the officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Superintendent of Police (Sambhal) Yamuna Prasad said on Wednesday that the victims were returning home after attending a wedding when the accident took place near Lehrawan village in the district.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The injured were hospitalised and the bodies sent for postmortem, the SP added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives and conveyed his condolence to the family members of the bereaved, a statement issued by the UP government in Lucknow said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The chief minister has directed officials to ensure that the injured persons get adequate treatment, it added. </p>
<p class="title">At least 15 people lost their lives and 36 others sustained injuries in two separate accidents in the state, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Seven people were killed and 25 injured when a bus collided with a truck in Fatehpur on Wednesday morning, they said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Additional Superintendent of Police Pooja Yadav said the accident took place at the Bilari-Kaunh Modh under the Chandpur police station area.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In the collision of a private bus with a truck, at least seven persons lost their lives, while 25 others sustained injuries. The injured have been hospitalised for treatment," Yadav said, adding that the identity of the victims is being ascertained.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police officials suspect that the toll might go up.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The bus was going from Fatehpur to Jahanabad when the accident occurred.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In another accident that took place late Tuesday night, at least eight people were killed and 11 others injured when their vehicle collided with a mini-goods carrier on the Moradabad-Agra National Highway in Sambhal, the officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Superintendent of Police (Sambhal) Yamuna Prasad said on Wednesday that the victims were returning home after attending a wedding when the accident took place near Lehrawan village in the district.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The injured were hospitalised and the bodies sent for postmortem, the SP added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives and conveyed his condolence to the family members of the bereaved, a statement issued by the UP government in Lucknow said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The chief minister has directed officials to ensure that the injured persons get adequate treatment, it added. </p>