Etawah, June 26 -- Two people were killed and around 35 were injured after a double-decker bus carrying over 50 passengers lost control and skidded off the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in the Etawah district on Thursday.

According to the officials, the bus was en route to New Delhi from Madhubani and carrying at least 55 passengers when the accident happened.

Etawah District Magistrate Shubhrant Kumar Shukla said, "Early in the morning, a double-decker bus from Madhubani to New Delhi carrying around 52-55 people skidded off the road on the Agra Lucknow Expressway while going from Lucknow to Agra. Two people died, and 30-35 people suffered minor injuries. Two people are seriously injured."

More details are awaited.

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