Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh:
Five people, including two women, were killed today and nine others injured when a high-tension wire fell on a bus and it caught fire in Erwakatra area, police said.
Around 50 passengers were in the bus when the incident took place.
When the private bus was being reversed, it hit an electricity pole and the high-tension wire fell on it after which it caught fire, Circle Officer Rajiv Kumar said.
Jeevani Devi (50), Kamla Devi (40) and an unidentified person were killed and nine others injured.
District Magistrate Mala Srivastava, CO Rajiv and Sub-Divisional Magistrate Ghanshyam reached the spot.
Agitated over the incident, some locals pelted stones on the vehicles of the officials, damaging them.