Barabanki, Aug. 8 -- five passengers, including four women teachers, died when a tree fell on a moving bus in Barabanki of Uttar Pradesh, police said today.
The accident occurred near the Harkh Chauraha area during heavy rainfall when the bus was en route from Barabanki to Haidergarh yesterday. Several passengers remain trapped inside, as rescue operations continue.
According to eyewitnesses, the tree was so massive that it completely smashed the roof of the bus.
A disturbing moment from the incident surfaced when a trapped female passenger lashed out at a bystander recording a video instead of helping.
"We're dying in here and you're making a video! If you had helped remove the branches, we could have come out," the woman was heard s...