Five dead, 15 injured after truck collides with double decker bus on Yamuna expressway

ALIGARH (Uttar Pradesh): A massive collision took place between a truck and a double decker bus due to fog and overtaking by the truck under Tappal police station limits on the Yamuna expressway in Aligarh on Thursday, police officials confirmed. Five people have been reported dead and 15 others have been injured travelling in the bus, CO Khair, Varun Kumar said.

The accident took place between 12.30 a.m. and 1 am when the bus was travelling from Delhi to Azamgarh. “The double decker bus was travelling from Delhi to Azamgarh. During this time, the accident occurred due to a massive collision between a truck and a double decker due to fog. The truck was trying to overtake the bus. The accident occured under Tappal police limits on the Yamuna expressway”, Varun Kumar said.

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Five people died, 15 injured in a collision between a truck and a double-decker bus in Tappal PS area of Aligarh late last night. The bus was heading from Delhi towards Azamgarh.

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The 15 injured people have been admitted to the nearby Kailash Hospital in Jewar for treatment. Post-mortem examination of the deceased has been doen. The truck has been seized from the spot, the police officials confirmed.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognizance of the accident and has expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased, as per a press release. Instructions have been sent to district administration officials to provide proper treatment to the injured. The CM has also wished for the speedy recovery of the inured. Further investigation on the accident are under way. (ANI)