At least 8 labourers were killed and 10 others were injured when a pick up van carrying them to Aligarh for celebrating Rakshabandhan festival collided with a bus here on Sunday morning.
According to the police, around 25 laborers working in a bread company in Ghaziabad were travelling to village Raipur in the Atrauli tehsil of the Aligarh district to celebrate the festival of Rakshabandhan.
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As soon as they reached near the Salempur police station, a speedy bus hit the pickup van.
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The police said more than ten injured are undergoing treatment at the District Hospital.
Eight people have been confirmed dead but the toll could increased.
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