12 dead in India after bus swerves to avoid stray cattle

People stand near the wreckage of a bus that collided with a truck in Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Thursday, Oct.7, 2021. Nearly a dozen people were killed and several suffered critical injuries. (AP Photo)

Twelve people have been killed in northern India after the bus they were on swerved off the road and hit a truck, police said.

The driver veered off track to avoid hitting stray cattle on the road, authorities said.