Hapur: At least six people were killed and seven others injured after a bus carrying wedding returnees collided with a truck on the Dhaulana-Gulawati road in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district on Monday, according to the Police Media Cell.
Superintendent of Police Gyananjay Singh said the accident occurred when the passenger bus, returning from a wedding procession, crashed into a truck.
“A bus carrying passengers who were returning from a wedding procession collided with a truck on the Dhaulana-Gulawati road. Police teams immediately reached the spot, investigated the incident, and began relief work. Victims were sent to the hospital, out of which six died on the spot, and seven injured people are undergoing treatment,” Singh said.
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He added that the truck has been removed from the site and traffic movement in the area has returned to normal.
“The family members of the victims have arrived, and legal proceedings are underway. There were a total of 12 people on the bus. One of them remains unidentified and was possibly the driver,” he said.
Accident in Aligarh as Well; Two Dead
Prior to this incident, a road accident also occurred in Aligarh yesterday evening. Sarvam Singh, the Circle Officer (CO) of Civil Lines, Aligarh, reported receiving information around 7:00 PM about a collision between an auto-rickshaw and a car near the Sikandarpur Canal.
Upon receiving the report, the local police immediately rushed to the scene and transported all the injured passengers from the auto-rickshaw to a local CSC (Community Health Centre). The auto-rickshaw driver and a woman lost their lives in this accident. The police have seized the car, and necessary legal action is currently underway.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath also took cognisance of the incident and expressed condolences to the bereaved families. He directed officials to reach the spot and expedite relief operations, according to the Chief Minister’s Office.