Barabanki, Aug. 8 -- Monsoon fury has led to a mishap in Barabanki district as atleast five passengers were killed when a huge fig tree suddenly fell on a roadways bus at Rajabazar near Harakh on the Barabanki-Haidergarh road on Friday in the wake of heavy rainfall. Two passengers are seriously injured. There were about 60 passengers in the bus, the District Magistrate said.

CMO Barabanki Awadhesh Kumar said, "Today in between 10 and 10.30 am in Harakh a roadways bus in which 60 passengers were travelling, on that a tree fell due to heavy rains. 5 people were killed in the accident. Two people have been injured including a woman. The woman has received an injury in head but she is out of danger. Among the five killed, only one has been i...