NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, JULY 28
At least 18 people were feared killed in a major road accident in which a speeding truck collided with a double-decker bus from behind on the Lucknow-Ayodhya NH under the Ram Sanehi Ghat police station in Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh in the early hours on Wednesday.
18 Sleeping On Road Dead As Truck Hits Bus In Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki
NDTV's Alok Pandey reports
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The incident took place around 1:30 am in the intervening night between Tuesday and Wednesday. As many as 19 passengers sustained grievous injuries. Injured persons were shifted to the district hospital by a police team which rushed to the spot.
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Speaking to reporters, Lucknow Zone ADG Satya Narayan Sabat confirmed that 18 people have died in the “tragic mishap” that took place last night on the highway near Ram Sanehi Ghat in the Barabanki district. Several others still remain stuck under the bus, he said, adding that a rescue operation is currently underway. “Most of the passengers hailed from various districts in Bihar, including Sitamarhi and Saharsa,” the police official said. “They were returning to their native state from Punjab and Haryana, where they had put up for work.”
ADG Satya Narayan Sabat further said that several passengers had come out of the bus when the driver informed them that the axle shaft had broken down. Moments later, a speeding truck arrived and collided with the stationary bus from behind, resulting in the deaths of many of the passengers who were resting up along the highway; while several others were left gravely injured.
Two passengers were declared dead on arrival at the hospital, while one more succumbed to their injuries during treatment, the police official said. “An operation to retrieve bodies from underneath the bus is currently on,” he said, adding that at least 18 people have died so far, according to the latest updates. “Following this tragic mishap, the district administration and the police have launched a probe into the matter and ensuring that the wounded receive the best medical treatment that’s available,” police sources said.
