MEERUT: At least 11 labourers of a Ghaziabad-based firm, returning home for Raksha Bandhan, were killed and 26 persons were injured when their pick-up truck collided head-on with a bus on Meerut-Badaun state highway at Salempur in Bulandshahr on Sunday.
Police said around 10.30am, the bus collided with a truck while trying to overtake. The truck victims were travelling from Ghaziabad to Aligarh while most injured bus passengers were going to Bulandshahr.There were more than 20 labourers in the truck, locals said.
District Magistrate (DM) of Bulandshahr, Chandra Prakash Singh, said, “Thirty-seven people were injured — some critically — and were shifted to nearby hospitals, where 11 succumbed. They were moved to the district hospital in Bulandshahr and a private health facility in Salempur. Of these, four were referred to another medical centre. Most of the critically hurt suffered head injuries. Their families were informed and bodies sent for post-mortem”
Collision so intense truck overturned, says witness
The victims were Mukut Singh, 35, Deena Nath, 45, Brijesh Singh, 18, Shishupal, 27, Babu Singh, 19, Giriraj Singh, 26, Omkar Singh, 30, Surajpal, 35, JP, 20, Mahesh Kumar, 21, all residents of Aligarh and Bulandshahr, police said, adding that one person was yet to be identified.
An eyewitness, Dharmendra Singh, 19, resident of Aligarh, who lost his father Deena Nath in the accident, told TOI: “The collision was so intense that the truckoverturned on the road. The bus hit our vehicle first while overtaking from the other lane. My dad and I were travelling in the pick-up truck. He couldn’t survive. We were going home for Raksha Bandhan.”
Another labourer, Satish Kumar, 30, said he was supposed to visit home in the truck but at the last moment cancelled his travel and went with his brother on a motorcycle. “Some of those from our village who work in the firm had hired the pick-up truck to ferry them home. Others joined them on the way. Most of them are survived by infants and young children,” Kumar added.
UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials on Sunday to provide all possible assistance. Minister of state, PWD, Brijesh Singh, who went to meet the victims and kin, said, “Our priority is to provide proper medical treatment. A report has been sought so that financial assistance can be provided under various state govt schemes. Those responsible will not be spared.”
Police said around 10.30am, the bus collided with a truck while trying to overtake. The truck victims were travelling from Ghaziabad to Aligarh while most injured bus passengers were going to Bulandshahr.There were more than 20 labourers in the truck, locals said.
District Magistrate (DM) of Bulandshahr, Chandra Prakash Singh, said, “Thirty-seven people were injured — some critically — and were shifted to nearby hospitals, where 11 succumbed. They were moved to the district hospital in Bulandshahr and a private health facility in Salempur. Of these, four were referred to another medical centre. Most of the critically hurt suffered head injuries. Their families were informed and bodies sent for post-mortem”
Collision so intense truck overturned, says witness
The victims were Mukut Singh, 35, Deena Nath, 45, Brijesh Singh, 18, Shishupal, 27, Babu Singh, 19, Giriraj Singh, 26, Omkar Singh, 30, Surajpal, 35, JP, 20, Mahesh Kumar, 21, all residents of Aligarh and Bulandshahr, police said, adding that one person was yet to be identified.
An eyewitness, Dharmendra Singh, 19, resident of Aligarh, who lost his father Deena Nath in the accident, told TOI: “The collision was so intense that the truckoverturned on the road. The bus hit our vehicle first while overtaking from the other lane. My dad and I were travelling in the pick-up truck. He couldn’t survive. We were going home for Raksha Bandhan.”
Another labourer, Satish Kumar, 30, said he was supposed to visit home in the truck but at the last moment cancelled his travel and went with his brother on a motorcycle. “Some of those from our village who work in the firm had hired the pick-up truck to ferry them home. Others joined them on the way. Most of them are survived by infants and young children,” Kumar added.
UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials on Sunday to provide all possible assistance. Minister of state, PWD, Brijesh Singh, who went to meet the victims and kin, said, “Our priority is to provide proper medical treatment. A report has been sought so that financial assistance can be provided under various state govt schemes. Those responsible will not be spared.”
