Three BSP supporters crushed to death by a speeding bus

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 18:44 [IST]

Lucknow, Mar 1 (UNI) At least three Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) supporters were killed on the spot and 10 others sustained injuries when a speeding bus crushed them near Ambedkar Maidan, the venue of the BSP rally today.

Police said the deceased were going towards the rally ground when the incident occured.

Two of the deceased belonged to Aligarh while another was a local youth.

The injured have been admitted to the Balrampur hospital here.

Meanwhile in another incident, two children were buried alive when a wall of a house collapsed under Mariyadu police station in the state capital early this morning.

The incident occured during the heavy rains which lashed the area this morning.

UNI

Topics: ACCIDENT-BSP RALLY-CRUSHED

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