19 hurt as bus overturns in Lakhimpur Kheri

  • | Thursday | 14th February, 2019

Shahjahanpur: At least 19 people were injured when a “speeding” bus overturned and fell into a ditch in Lakhimpur Kheri district on Thursday morning. According to police, a tyre of the speeding bus burst after which driver of the vehicle lost control over its wheels. The bus overturned and fell into a ditch injuring 19 passengers.Soon, locals rushed to rescue the passengers and informed police and ambulance service. The driver told us that the rear left tyre of the bus got burst and he lost control over the vehicle. Soon, police teams and three ambulances arrived at the spot and started sending the victims to hospital.

Shahjahanpur: At least 19 people were injured when a “speeding” bus overturned and fell into a ditch in Lakhimpur Kheri district on Thursday morning. According to police, a tyre of the speeding bus burst after which driver of the vehicle lost control over its wheels. The bus overturned and fell into a ditch injuring 19 passengers.Soon, locals rushed to rescue the passengers and informed police and ambulance service. Soon, police teams and three ambulances arrived at the spot and started sending the victims to hospital. All the injured were rushed to a hospital and their condition is stable, police said.SHO of Gola police station, Vipin Kumar Singh, told TOI: “A patch of road is damaged near Mustafabad village where the accident took place. The driver told us that the rear left tyre of the bus got burst and he lost control over the vehicle. We are investigating the reason behind this accident.”Recently, seven persons had died while over 30 others had sustained injuries after a bus met with accident in Palia area of the district.

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