Etawah (UP), May 25 (PTI) A passenger was killed and 11 others were injured when their bus collided with a truck on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway, police said on Saturday.

The bus was carrying a total of 42 passengers at the time of the incident, police said.

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Station House Officer (SHO) of Chauvia Police Station Mansoor Ahmed said, "A sleeper bus headed to Delhi from Gorakhpur collided with a truck on the intervening night of May 24 and 25."

Nasir, 40, a passenger on the bus died on the spot and 11 others, including the bus driver, were injured, Ahmed said.

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The injured were admitted to the hospital.

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