In An Incident, two private buses collided with each other!
On UP’s Purvanchal Expressway a massive road accident occurred, At least eight people died and another 16 were injured after two double-decker private buses collided with each other on Monday Morning.
According to reports, the incident took place near NarayanPur village under Loni Katra police station area.
Both vehicles were heading to Delhi from Bihar when the collision occurred. When one of the buses stopped suddenly, the second, which was at full speed, collided with it.
Both vehicles were heading to Delhi from Bihar when the collision occurred. When one of the buses stopped suddenly, the second, which was at full speed, collided with it.
A team of Barabanki police administration rushed to the location. Top officials were also present on the spot.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief and extended condolences to the families of the victims who died in the accident.
As the traffic on the city roads increased in 2021 due to the easing of mobility restrictions and offices beginning to call back employees, road accidents saw a jump of around 10% in a year. The number of road accidents in the city rose from 796 in 2020 to 874 in 2021, according to the official data.
As per the month-wise data, maximum accidents occurred in October and December, when the public places were bustling with people and normalcy was beginning to set in before the Omicron-led third wave resulted in evening curfews.
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