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Kanpur: Two persons died while 52 others were injured after a speeding double-decker bus travelling from Bihar to Delhi skidded off the Agra-Lucknow Expressway and plunged into a ditch in Saifai area of Etawah early Thursday, police said.It is reported that the accident occurred because the driver fell asleep.The injured were admitted to Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences in Saifai and the bodies sent for postmortem. Etawah ASP Akash Tomar said the bus departed from Madhubani in Bihar at 3pm on Wednesday, carrying about 67 people."The bus was moving at a very high speed. It appears that the driver fell asleep over the wheels and the bus plunged into a ditch killing two and injuring 52 others," Tomar said. Upon receiving the information, the UPEIDA team and local police arrived at the scene and rescued the passengers. "All were taken to the Medical University, where Shahina (22) from Bardaha village Mahottari district, Nepal, and Manoj Kumar (59) from Rampur Deeh, Darbhanga, Bihar, were declared dead," SSP Etawah Brijesh Kumar Srivastava said adding that search is on for the absconding driver. The SSP further said the exact cause of the accident is being investigated and actions are being prepared against the bus owner and operator. An injured passenger said three members of his family sustained minor injuries while four others were seriously injured.
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the quality of police investigation has decreased and it needs to be improved. "Although it is a matter of relief that the crime rate in the state has decreased, the quality of police investigation has decreased, and this needs to be improved," Karnataka CM said. He gave these instructions after holding a meeting of senior police officers and a progress review meeting of the police department at the office of the State Director General of Police. He mentioned that although the accused in the robbery case in Bidar is known, he h ...Read More >
Firozabad (UP), Jun 28 (PTI) Three people died when a private bus collided with a truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in the Firozabad district on Saturday morning, police said. Circle Officer (CO) Anivesh Kumar said that the bus going from Delhi to Jalaun collided with a truck loaded with tiles on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Nagla Khangar police station area, in which three people died on the spot. He said that the injured passengers have been admitted to Saifai Medical College. The CO said that one of the deceased has been identified as Vijendra Pappu and efforts are on to identify th ...Read More >
Lucknow, Sep 12 (PTI) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday took an indirect jibe at Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, asking can a person who is intimidated be able to rectify the functioning of the health department. Speaking to reporters at the party office after meeting a delegation from the Sikh community, Yadav, without naming Pathak, said, "Can a deputy chief minister, who is intimidated, be able to rectify (the functioning of) the health department? See the condition of the medical colleges, the prestigious universities... See the condition of the Saifai med ...Read More >
Lucknow, Sep 12 (PTI) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday took an indirect jibe at Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, asking can a person who is intimidated be able to rectify the functioning of the health department. Speaking to reporters at the party office after meeting a delegation from the Sikh community, Yadav, without naming Pathak, said, "Can a deputy chief minister, who is intimidated, be able to rectify (the functioning of) the health department? See the condition of the medical colleges, the prestigious universities... See the condition of the Saifai med ...Read More >
KANPUR: Two passengers died while 52 others were injured after a speeding double-decker bus heading from Bihar to Delhi skidded off the Agra-Lucknow Expressway and plunged into a ditch in Saifai area of Uttar Pradesh's Etawah early Thursday.The bus departed from Bihar's Madhubani around 3pm on Wednesday with 67 passengers. "The bus was moving at a very high speed. It appears that the driver dozed off at the wheel," Etawah ASP Akash Tomar said. A search was launched for the driver who fled the scene following the accident.On being informed, a UPEIDA team and local police arrived at the spot and ...Read More >
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh), June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least three passengers were killed and two others critically injured after a private double-decker bus collided with a truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district on Saturday, officials said. According to police, the bus, which was travelling from Delhi to Orai in Jalaun district, rammed into the rear of a truck laden with marble tiles near the Nagla Khangar area. The impact was severe, causing extensive damage to the front and left side of the bus. Rural Superintendent of Police Trigun Bisen confirmed tha ...Read More >