Sambhal, Jul 19, 2021: At least seven people were killed and 10 others injured in a collision between two buses on the Agra-Chandausi Highway under the Bahjoi Police Station area of Uttar Pradesh.
The accident occurred near Laharavan village late on Sunday night. The victims were a part of a wedding party going from Chandauni to Chhapra. Their bus punctured its tyre near Laharavan village and was parked on the roadside for repair. Some passengers deboarded and were waiting for the bus to be repaired.
Suddenly, a speeding bus crashed into the parked bus, killing seven people and injuring eight others. The police were informed about the incident and they shifted the injured to a community hospital in Bahjoi.
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The police said the second bus that hit the parked bus was found toppled near the site. Its driver and co-driver fled from the scene, the police said.
Courtesy:India Today