8 dead, 40 injured as bus collides with tanker on Agra-Lucknow Expressway
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Eight people were killed and a dozen others were injured when a bus they were travelling in overturned after colliding with a water tanker which was irrigating plants on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway here on Friday, police said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in the Kannauj accident and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the PMNRF for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
The accident occurred around 2 pm in the Sakrawa area when the private sleeper bus was on its way from Lucknow to Delhi, according to the police.
“ Teams from multiple police stations and ambulances were dispatched immediately. Eight people have been confirmed dead, and 17 injured individuals were sent to Saifai Medical University for treatment,
Amit Kumar,
8 dead, 40 injured as bus collides with tanker on Agra-Lucknow…