Lalitpur, April 26: Four passengers were killed and 28 others injured on Tuesday evening when the bus they were travelling in overturned and fell into a roadside ditch here, police said. The accident took place near Masaura village when the driver lost control over the bus while trying to avoid hitting a motorcyclist, they said.

Additional Superintendent of Police Girijesh Kumar told PTI that the bus overturned and fell into a roadside ditch. Four people died on the spot, while 28 other passengers were injured, Kumar said. Uttar Pradesh Accident: Three Killed, 30 Injured As Bus Overturns Near Mumtaz Nagar in Ayodhya.

He said the identity of the deceased and the injured is yet to be ascertained.

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