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India News | Teenage Boy, His Sister Killed as Bus Hits Scooty in UP's Sultanpur

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A teenage boy and his minor sister were killed when their two-wheeler was hit by a bus on the Lucknow-Ballia national highway here on Monday, police said.

India News | Teenage Boy, His Sister Killed as Bus Hits Scooty in UP's Sultanpur

Sultanpur (UP) May 16 (PTI) A teenage boy and his minor sister were killed when their two-wheeler was hit by a bus on the Lucknow-Ballia national highway here on Monday, police said.

According to the police, Rajeev Kumar, a teacher, was going to his native village in Azamgarh with his son Divyansh (14) and daughter Deepika (12) on a scooty.

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On their way, the scooty was hit by the bus, police said.

Divyansh and Deepika, who were seriously injured, were brought to a local community health centre where doctors declared the boy brought dead, while his sister succumbed to injuries on way to the district hospital, police said.

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The father also sustained injuries, they said.

The police have sent the bodies for post-mortem examination.

The bus driver escaped from the spot after the accident, they said, adding that a case has been lodged.

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