Two more children died in Hathras bus accident while undergoing treatment at a hospital, taking the death toll to 17, officials said on Saturday.
Appi (2) and Gulshan succumbed to their injuries at a hospital in Aligarh, they said.
As many as 16 people -- 11 in Hathras and 5 in Aligarh -- are undergoing treatment, District Magistrate of Hathras Ashish Kumar told PTI on Saturday.
At least 15 people, including four women and as many children, travelling in a van were killed on Friday after a roadways bus hit the vehicle from behind on National Highway 93 in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
"The bus hit the van while trying to overtake it on the Agra-Aligarh national highway," Superintendent of Police (SP) Nipun Agarwal said.
The accident occurred near Kanwarpur village, about 10 kilometres from the district headquarters.
The passengers were on their way to Agra from Hathras.
The deceased have been identified as Irshad (25), Munne Khan (55), Muskan (16), Talli (28