3 killed as speeding bus runs over them

Three people were killed and 14 injured after a speeding bus ran over them here on Sunday, police said.

The incident took place in the Tilhar area around 6 am when the driver of the private bus that was coming from Delhi, lost control, Station House Officer (SHO) Sanjay Kumar Singh said.

The vehicle rammed into a tree near a medical college and ran over some people – apparently attendants of patients being treated at the hospital.

Of the three deceased, two have been identified as Ashar (45), a resident of Hardoi, and Suresh (40) from Shahjahanpur.