Police said two individuals were killed after a luxury bus struck their motorcycle in the Salemgarh toll plaza in the district on Sunday morning, October 26.
The accident took place at approximately 9 am on the national highway between Kushinagar and Deoria, and within the limits of Tarya Sujan police station.
Bus Collides With Bike on Kushinagar-Deoria Highway
This was the private luxury bus, which was on its way to Bihar through Delhi, which collided with motorcycle-borne Abrar Ansari (20) and his uncle Aleem Ansari (50), an official said, and the effects were so heavy that both men died on the spot.
Tragic CCTV footage ⚠️🚨 from Kushinagar, UP NH-28
A bus traveling from Delhi to Bihar ran over two people on a bike at a toll plaza.
Both died on the spot. pic.twitter.com/Z91N9G5QTI— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) October 27, 2025
Police File FIR After Deadly Bus-Motorcycle Crash
Shortly after the accident, the family members of the victims and the local people assembled at the toll plaza, held a demonstration and blocked the national highway, demanding that the bus driver be dealt with and that the families of those killed should be paid.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Tamkuhiraj, Akanksha Mishra and police officers of Tarya Sujan police station and Tamkuhiraj police station reached the scene and were able to calm down the crowd.
The bus is already in the hands of the police, and the bodies are being sent to a postmortem. According to Tarya Sujan SHO Dhanveer Singh, an FIR has been filed and an investigation is going on.