Bus overturns in Unnao, six dead

Six people, including a police sub-inspector, were killed and 21 others seriously injured when a double-decker AC bus overturned on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district, police said.

The accident took place at 5.15 am near Nibha Kheda village when the bus, travelling from Delhi to Bihar, went out of control and overturned, they said. Police said around 50 passengers were believed to be travelling in the bus. 

According to preliminary investigation, the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle after dozing off at the wheel. The deceased have been identified as police sub-inspector Ravi Charan Ram (around 50), Suresh Kumar Jaiswal (40) of Gorakhpur, Videshi Gupta (45), Vijay Kumar (24) of Basti and two unidentified persons, police said. 

In a post on X, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath termed the loss of lives in the accident as “extremely saddening and heart-rending”. He expressed condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for peace to the departed souls and speedy recovery of the injured.