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Ten of the wounded were transported to the neighbouring Shahjahanpur district for treatment, JB Ganj police outpost in-charge Hemant Katiyar told PTI.
All injured were reported to be out of danger barring a woman identified as Madhumita, who got a head injury, Katiyar said.
The bus driver and his helper fled after the accident.
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In another incident nearby, two brothers were killed and a third got injured after the motorcycle they were travelling on was hit by a bus in the Mirzapur Police Station area of the district.
“One Musharraf (30) and his brothers Mashroor (25) were travelling on a motorcycle with one Buddu (55). Their motorcycle was hit by a bus near Gaushera Village Friday night,” Superintendent of Police (Rural) Sagar Jain said.
While Musharraf and Mashroor were killed on the spot, Buddu was taken to a hospital for treatment, Jain said.
The bus driver decamped with his bus after the incident. Police are trying to track him.