Lucknow, Aug 26 (IANS): Six people have lost their lives and dozens have been injured in an accident on Wednesday on the Lucknow-Hardoi road. It was a head-on collision between two Uttar Pradesh roadways buses that left a dozen more injured.

The injured were shifted to hospital after the early morning collision between the two buses, one headed to Lucknow from Hardoi, while the other headed to Hardoi from the state capital.

Sources said that the buses were moving at a high speed which led to the accident.

The police reached the spot and shifted the injured to a local medical facility. The deceased are yet to be identified. The Uttar Pradesh State Roadways officials have reached the spot of the accident.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the incident and ordered proper treatment of the injured. The Roadways has ordered an inquiry into the incident by a three-member committee, which will submit its report within 24 hours.