Eight killed after bus falls into river in Jaunpur
JAUNPUR: Eight people were killed and 30 others sustained injuries when a state-run bus fell into Sai river from a bridge near Bargudar village on Jaunpur-Allahabad highway on Wednesday. The UPSRTC bus was on its way to Jaunpur from Allahabad when the driver lost control of the vehicle. It crashed through bridge railing into the river. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has announced ex gratia of ₹5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased, ₹20,000 for those with serious injuries and ₹5,000 for minor injuries. He has also rushed state transport minister Swatantra Singh to Jaunpur to oversee relief work.
VARANASI : Eight people were killed and 30 others sustained injuries when a state-run bus fell into Sai river from a bridge near Bargudar village on Jaunpur-Allahabad highway in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The Uttar Pradesh Transport Corporation bus was on its way to Jaunpur from Allahabad when the driver lost control of the vehicle. It crashed through bridge railing into the river. Local residents informed police.
Police said that the bus was badly damaged with passengers were trapped in it. Police rescued the passengers and sent them to hospital.
Some of the passengers are in critical condition. Senior administrative officials arrived the spot and rescue operation was on.
Station officer of Sikrara, Vishwanath Yadav, said all the injured have been rushed to the district hospital.