India, July 1 -- Five people, including two children, were killed and eight others injured after a sleeper bus travelling from Haryana to Bihar rammed into a car and overturned off the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district in the early hours of Wednesday. Police said preliminary investigations suggest the bus driver may have briefly fallen asleep at the wheel, though other possible causes are also being examined.

Police identified the deceased as Dhunmun (60), Anju (40), Vinod (45), and two children, Divya (6) and Amrita (13). All five died on the spot.

The accident occurred around 4.30am in Bangarmau, about 65km from the district headquarters. According to police, the speeding sleeper bus, operated by Baba Traveller...