5 dead, 25 hurt as passenger bus rams into stationary truck
Poor visibility due to dense fog on Yamuna Expressway caused yet another accident in which five people were killed while at least 25 others were injured when a speeding tourist bus rammed into a stationary truck in the early hours of Tuesday.
One person died on the spot and four succumbed to their injuries in hospital. The condition of 12 others was stated to be critical. The victims, all residents of New Delhi, were going to Kanpur. This is the third incident on the e-way in the last three days.
According to the police, the accident occurred around 8.30 am, 60-kilometre from zero point (Jewar). The driver of the speeding bus could not notice a stationary truck and hit it from behind. The bus was at such high speed that after the collision it turned turtle
several times before hitting the divider. A PCR van and rescue team of Yamuna Expressway reached the spot and rushed the victims to hospitals in Mathura and Greater Noida.
The bus passengers blamed the driver for the accident and claimed that he was under influence of liquor and the bus was packed beyond capacity. “:The driver was drunk and was rashly driving the bus. Due to his negligence, other vehicles, using the same road were also facing problems,” said a victim.
Meanwhile, police registered a case against the errant driver, who is presently admitted in hospital.
Yamuna Expressway has witnessed three accidents since Sunday due to dense fog in which six people have lost their lives while more than 50 have been hurt.
The accidents are taking place almost daily despite claims by Jaypee officials and police that proper light arrangement has been made to reduce fog effect. They had promised to increase patrolling to check overspeeding on the stretch. But the recent cases of accidents have exposed their ill-preparedness.
Frequent travellers who use the expressway suggested that the authority must illuminate the stretch with anti-fogging lights in view of the weather condition for safe commuting.