India, July 8 -- Two people were killed and 27 others injured after a private double-decker bus travelling from Varanasi to Delhi rammed into a stationary truck on the Kanpur-Etawah-Agra highway in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district on Wednesday, police said.

The accident took place near the ITI overbridge under the Civil Lines police station limits. According to Circle Officer (City) Abhay Narayan Rai, the truck had been parked on the roadside following an earlier accident when the speeding bus crashed into it.

The impact crushed the front portion of the bus, trapping driver Prem (35) and conductor Deepak (21) inside the mangled cabin. Both died on the spot. Rescue teams used cutting equipment to retrieve the bodies, which have been sent ...