Truck-Bus Massive Collision On UP Highway, 6 Died

The incident took place at about 4.30 am…

Bahraich (UP): On Wednesday, 30 November 2022, A speeding truck hit a roadways bus on the Lucknow-Bahraich highway, killing at least six persons and 15 are injured, police said.

The incident took place at about 4.30 am in an area on Jarwal Road when the Lucknow depot bus was hit by the truck, District Magistrate, Dinesh Chandra Singh said.

Six persons died on the spot and 15 injured were rushed to a hospital immediately, where the condition of four was stated to be critical, Singh said.

Those killed are yet to be identified, police said.

The bus was going to Rupaideeha from Lucknow, while the truck was on its way to Lucknow from Bahraich, Singh said.

The truck driver managed to flee from the spot with his vehicle.

Police are probing the matter and searching for the absconding driver with the help of CCTV footage from nearby areas.

Meanwhile, CM Yogi Adityanath condoled the death and directed the district administration to ensure best treatment for the injured.

He said the concerned authority should immediately provide financial assistance to the family of those who died and the injured also.

The NCRB data for 2021 shows 17,993 accidents in Indian Railways, a rise of 38% compared to the year 2020, with most accidents in Maharashtra.

According to the 2013 global survey of traffic collisions by the UN World Health Organization, India suffered a road fatality rate of 16.6 per 100,000 people in 2013.

India's average traffic collision fatality rate was similar to the world average rate of 17.4 deaths per 100,000 people, less than the low-income countries which averaged 24.1 deaths per 100,000, and higher than the high-income countries which reported the lowest average rate of 9.2 deaths per 100,000 in 2013.