UP: 18 people killed in bus-milk tanker collision on Agra-Lucknow Expressway

CONDITIONS OF 19 INJURED ARE REPORTED TO BE STABLE

- BISWAJEET BANERJEE

Eighteen people lost their lives, and 19 others were injured when a double-decker sleeper bus collided with a milk tanker on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway early Wednesday morning, officials reported.

The incident occurred around 5 am near Jojikot village in the Behta Mujhawar police station area. District Magistrate Gaurang Rathi stated that initial investigations suggest the bus, travelling from Motihari in Bihar to Delhi, was speeding and hit the milk tanker from behind.

Among the deceased are 14 men, three women, and a child, according to Additional Director General of Police, Lucknow, S B Shiradkar. The impact of the collision caused both the bus and the milk tanker to overturn, with the drivers of both vehicles among the fatalities.

Bangarmau Circle Officer Arvind Kumar confirmed that the injured were promptly taken to a hospital where their conditions are reported to be stable. Many of the bus passengers were asleep at the time of the accident.