Three persons, including two women, were today killed and eight others injured when a high-tension wire fell on a bus and it caught fire in Erwakatra area, police said here.
The incident took place around 10 am. When the private bus was being reversed, it hit an electricity pole and the high-tension wire fell on it after which it caught fire, Circle Officer Rajiv Kumar said.
Jeevani Devi (50), Kamla Devi (40) and an unidentified person were killed and eight others injured, he said.
District Magistrate Mala Srivastava, CO Rajiv and Sub- Divisional Magistrate Ghanshyam reached the spot.
Agitated over the incident, some locals pelted stones on the vehicles of the officials, damaging them.
