Agra-Lucknow Expressway accident: Six students, 1 teacher crushed by bus in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauji, 3 critically injured; probe ordered
In a horrific incident, a Uttar Pradesh roadways bus ramps school kids on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway near Kannauj on Monday leaving six students dead and 1 teacher. According to reports, Three more students are in a critical condition and have been rushed to the hospital.
The incident reportedly took place at around 4 am in the morning. The Bus driver fled the scene of the accident, driving away the bus and is still absconding. Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has condoled the deaths of kids and teacher and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the kin of those killed in the bus accident in Kannauj and an ex gratia of Rs 50,000 each for those who received injuries in the mishap.
Nine students run over by a bus on Agra-Lucknow Expressway near Kannauj. Six dead, three admitted to hospital in critical condition.
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According to ZeeNews, the students of BTC, aged around 20, were on their way to Haridwar when the incident took place. Few of them got off the bus to transfer diesel to another bus when the speeding UP roadways bus crushed them.
"The accident occurred when students were filling diesel from one bus to another and were run over by another bus which was passing by.
"As of now seven persons, which include a teacher and students have died, while two others are injured," the police spokesperson said.
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First published: 11 June 2018, 11:14 IST