UP: 18 killed, 19 injured as bus from Bihar to Delhi rams into milk tanker on Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Unnao

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At least 18 people died, and 19 were injured as a sleeper bus rammed into a milk tanker on the Lucknow-Agra expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district on Wednesday morning

The incident took place near Gadha village when the bus travelling from Bihar to Delhi collided with the tanker while attempting to overtake. The impact of the collision caused the bus to overturn.

According to officials, the bus was carrying mostly migrant workers.

All the injured persons have been rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment. Out of the 19 people, three are said to be in a critical condition.

The authorities have identified two deceased victims – Rajnish Kumar (26) and Mohd Shamim (28), both hailing from Bihar. The process of identification of other victims is underway.

The local authorities have launched a rescue operation. The Unnao administration has also issued helpline numbers – (0515-2970767, 9651432703, 9454417447, 8887713617, 8081211289).

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in the incident and announced an ex-gratia of ₹two lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 to the injured.

In another incident earlier this year, eight people were killed and over 20 others were injured when a speeding truck collided head-on with a bus, ripping through one of its sides, in Unnao in April. The accident took place near Jamaldipur village on Hardoi-Unnao Road in Safipur. The injured were admitted to the Unnao district hospital and LLR Hospital in Kanpur.

According to the police, the bus was carrying 35 passengers, eight of whom were killed and 20 others got injured in the accident.

While the bus driver fled after the accident, the truck driver was arrested.

Meanwhile, in another incident, at least 40 people, including several school children, were injured after a bus in which they were travelling overturned in Haryana’s Panchkula district on Monday morning. The incident took place near Naulata village of Pinjore town. According to the police, the accident was caused due to overspeeding by the bus driver. Along with this, since the bus was filled beyond its capacity with passengers, overloading and poor road conditions have also been attributed as additional reasons for the accident.