18 killed as double-decker bus crashes into milk tanker in UP’s Unnao, VIDEO
Unnao | At least 18 people were killed and more than 30 injured when a double-decker bus rammed into a milk tanker on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district, early on Wednesday.
The bus was travelling from Sitamarhi in Bihar to Delhi.
It hit the milk tanker from behind near Garha village, according to official sources.
The impact of the collision was so huge that the bus was almost pulverised and people were flung out of the vehicle.
Police and other emergency personnel rushed to the site to extricate victims and transport the injured to hospitals.
UP: Tragic accident on Lucknow-Agra Expressway: A sleeper bus collided with a milk tanker near Garha village, Behta Mujawar police station area, Unnao. 18 fatalities were reported, with around 30 others injured pic.twitter.com/eqxTlP5IeP
— IANS (@ians_india) July 10, 2024
Unnao, UP: "This morning at 5 o'clock, a private bus traveling from Motihari, Bihar, met with an accident involving a milk tanker on the Agra-Delhi National Highway. The bus collided with the tanker from behind. As of now, 18 people have lost their lives, and around 19 others are… pic.twitter.com/ieEonjCaCD
— IANS (@ians_india) July 10, 2024
Visuals from the scene showed bodies strewn on the ground, twisted scraps of metal, shattered glass and destroyed possessions.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
UP Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh took cognisance of the deadly accident and expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased.
UP: People injured in the Unnao road accident are being treated at Unnao District Hospital pic.twitter.com/9YHxUOOTmy
— IANS (@ians_india) July 10, 2024
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also expressed his grief over the accident and directed officials to ensure proper treatment to the injured.
IANS
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