A passenger bus traveling from Bhiwadi in Rajasthan to Chhapra in Bihar met with a tragic accident.
LUCKNOW: Three people were killed and around 40 others injured after a passenger bus travelling from Rajasthan to Bihar plunged into a nearly 40-foot-deep gorge after overturning on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway early Monday morning. The accident took place near Zero Point under the Para police station area, approximately 30 km from the Lucknow district headquarters. The luxury bus, bearing a Bihar registration number (BR 28 P 4332), was travelling from Bhiwadi in Rajasthan to Chhapra in Bihar, carrying passengers returning to their native places for the Chhath festival. More than 50 police personnel were deployed at the accident site.
Soon after receiving information, a massive rescue operation was launched involving the local police, fire brigade personnel and two teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). Several children, including toddlers, were among those injured in the accident. Fire tenders from Alambagh, a rescue vehicle from Sarojini Nagar and a Multi-Disaster Rescue Vehicle (MDRV) from Hazratganj were also pressed into service. The rescue operation was particularly challenging as several passengers, including young children, were trapped inside the overturned vehicle. Visuals from the accident site showed police personnel carrying injured children in their arms and rushing them to ambulances. Senior police and administrative officials also reached the accident site to supervise the rescue operation and ensure that all passengers were evacuated and shifted to hospitals without delay. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the accident and directed senior officials to immediately reach the spot and expedite rescue and relief operations.