14 Migrants Killed In Two Separate Road Accidents

Six migrants were killed after being run over by a UP government bus in Muzzafarnagar. Eight migrants were killed and over 50 injured in Guna, Madhya Pradesh after the truck they were travelling in collided with a bus.

According to an NDTV report, the migrants killed in the Muzaffarnagar accident were on their way to their hometowns in Bihar from Punjab when a UP government bus ran over them at 11 pm on Wednesday. Two migrants were also injured in the accident. The police have arrested the driver of the bus. UP CM Yogi Adityanath has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the families of the dead while the injured will get Rs 50,000.

The migrants involved in the Guna accident were on their way to Uttar Pradesh from Maharashtra when a bus collided with their truck, according to an India Today report.

Update: 2020-05-14 04:54 GMT

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