TRANSPORT DEPT ALSO BEGINS PROBE

LUCKNOW: An inquiry committee comprising two senior transport department officials on Wednesday visited the site of the accident near Kanpur on Tuesday night.

“The two-member committee that we formed has rushed to the accident site to probe the causes of the accident and collect evidence of traffic rule violations, if any,” transport commissioner Dheeraj Sahu said. “We expect its finding in a day or two and will then take action accordingly,” he added. Regional transport officer (RTO), Kanpur, Sanjay Singh said that wrong side driving by the highly overloaded tempo on the highway appeared to be the main cause of the accident.