Five people died and 15 injured in an accident on Yamuna E-way

Five people were killed and 15 injured in a road accident on the Yamuna highway under Tappal police station limits in Aligarh on Thursday morning.

The mishap occurred when a double-decker bus hit a truck and overtook it. The bus coming from NOIDA was heading towards Azamgarh.

“The accident took place around 1 am on Thursday when a private double-decker bus was heading towards Azamgarh. It appears that the bus driver overtook the truck in front but hit it from the side and was badly damaged,” said Shishupal Verma, superintendent of Tappal police station in Aligarh district, through which the 165-km Yamuna River crosses. Expressway connecting Agra to NOIDA.

“The injured were shifted to Kailash Hospital in NOIDA. The truck was stopped. Both the bus and the truck were heading towards Azamgarh and the victims were from Faridabad, Azamgarh and Pratapgarh,” said SHO, Tappal.

The deceased were identified as Parul Giri, 26, Hansmukh, 37, Aarav (eight months) and two unidentified persons died during treatment, Verma added.