Ghazipur,

April 9 (HS): A tourist bus toppled on the Varanasi-Gorakhpur national highway

near Naisara hamlet in the Nandganj police station area on Thursday, killing

two ladies and injuring numerous others, according to authorities. According to District Magistrate Avinash

Kumar and Superintendent of Police Dr Iraz Raja, the victims' names are

Annapurna (50) and Saraswati (70). According to authorities, three passengers

were seriously injured in the crash, while 43 others had minor injuries. According

to the authorities, the visitors from Maharashtra were on a nine-day trip and

had come to Ayodhya for Ram Darshan. They were on their way to Varanasi to see

the Kashi Vishwanath temple when the disaster happened.

Locals

and police hurried to the scene and sent the injured to a local hospital, where

the two ladies were pronounced dead, according to officials. The injured are

now being treated. The

district magistrate and superintendent of police later visited the hospital,

together with Medical College Principal Dr Anand Mishra, and urged physicians

to ensure that the injured were properly treated.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi