A bus carrying around 50-55 passengers from Rajasthan to Bihar overturned into a ditch at the zero point of the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Lucknow’s Para area on Monday morning, leaving three people dead and around 45 injured. Senior officers in the city, including DM and CP, rushed to the site.
With the help of locals, police personnel launched a rescue operation to pull out the trapped passengers. Several passengers were trapped inside the overturned vehicle. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and fire services were also alerted, while additional police personnel were called from nearby police stations. The bus driver, identified as Viresh Thakur, is also a resident of Chhapra. Passengers who sustained minor injuries have also been provided assistance.
The accident took place around 7 am when the bus (BR-28P-4332), travelling from Beawar in Rajasthan to Chhapra in Bihar, reportedly went out of control and plunged into a ditch from the expressway. Police received information about the accident around 7.15 am and rushed to the spot. CM takes cognisance of the accident Police identified two of the deceased as Shankar Rajjak (63) and Shamli Rai (43), both residents of Chhapra in Bihar. The identity of the third victim, an unidentified man aged around 35, is yet to be established, said DM Vishak G.
Police said the bus has been pulled out of the ditch and the belongings of passengers have been secured at Para police station. Rescue operations have been completed and police are investigating the circumstances that led to the accident, said CP.
