In Uttar Pradesh, eight persons died this morning in a road accident. Over 24 others were injured in the accident.The accident took place in Bulandshahr district when a UP state roadways bus had a head on collision with a private bus carrying tourists on G T road in Dusshera village. The Police said that the roadways bus was on its way from Gorakhpur to Delhi, while the other bus was carrying tourists from Haridwar to Jhansi. The injured were rushed to the hospital.