5 killed as sleeper bus falls off Agra-Lucknow Expressway after collision with car in UP

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Unnao: At least five people, including two children, were killed and eight others were injured after a private sleeper bus collided with a car and fell off the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao.

The deceased has been identified as Dhunmun (60), Anju (40), Divya (6), Amrita (13), and the driver, Vinod (45), all of whom died on the spot.

The accident took place around 4.30 am near Devkhari village under the Bangarmau police station area.

As per police, the sleeper bus was travelling from Haryana to Bihar when it collided with an Ertiga car coming from the opposite direction on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.

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The impact was so loud that the bus driver lost control of the vehicle. The bus crashed through the expressway railing and plunged onto the road below, while the Ertiga was completely mangled in the collision.

Four other people in the car and four passengers travelling in the bus sustained injuries. They were rushed to a nearby hospital and are currently undergoing treatment.

On being informed, the Police and administrative officials rushed to the spot after receiving information about the accident and launched a rescue operation.

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