New Delhi:

At least 18 people were killed and 19 others injured after the bus – they were travelling in – collided with another vehicle in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao today.

The double-decker bus was travelling from Bihar’s Sitamarhi to Delhi when it rammed the milk tanker from the back on the Lucknow-Agra expressway this morning, the police said.

The injured have been rushed to a hospital and are being treated there, officials said.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed anguish over the tragedy and directed the officials to ensure proper treatment of the injured, his office said.