NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, JAN 10
Over 20 passengers were feared killed in a road accident involving a double-decker bus and a truck as the two collided near Chhibramau in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday night.
Initial reports received from the spot say that some passengers were trapped inside the bus, while others managed to escape.
UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has rushed the district magistrate and the superintendent of police of Kannauj to the accident site to oversee rescue operations.
It was a private double decker bus run by Vimal Bus Service. It collided with a truck near Ghiloi village. The bus was proceeding to Jaipur, Rajasthan from Farrukhabad via Chhibramau.
Station house officer (SHO) Chhibramau Shailendra Kumar Mishra said, “The fire tenders are trying to control the fire. There could be casualties as people are inside. How many are in there or how many are hurt is not clear. It will be clear only after the fire gets under control. It was a private bus and collided with the truck head-on.”
The Police said a total of 25 people boarded the bus from Gursahaigunj (Farukhabad) and some people also took it from Chhibramau but their number is not clear. Twenty-one people were brought to a government hospital in Chhibramau. All are out of danger.
Fire tenders were rushed to the spot from several places. Fire has been controlled and assessment of casualties would begin shortly.
Meanwhile, the UP CM announced Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of those who died in the accident and Rs 50,000 each to the injured.
Expressed his grief, the Chief Minister has dispatched his cabinet colleague Ram Naresh Agnihotri to the spot to supervise the rescue and relief operations.
