Kota: At least four people were killed and five others injured when a private passenger sleeper bus rammed into a trailer truck on NH-27 near Simaliya town. quota The district bus was going from Rajkot in Gujarat to Kanpur in UP at around 3 am on Tuesday.
At least four people died on the spot and five others were injured when a private passenger sleeper bus rammed into a trailer truck on NH-27 near Simaliya town in Kota district early on Tuesday. The passenger bus was going from Rajkot in Gujarat to Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Kota (Rural) SP Kavendra Singh Sagar, who reached the spot after the accident, said that the real cause of the accident is being investigated, however, prima facie it appears that the driver had lost some control over the vehicle, as a result of which The bus hit the truck from behind. The deceased have been identified as Virendra Singh (32) of Jhansi in UP, Narayan (38) of Gwalior, MP, Jitendra Singh (33) of Etawah in UP and Jitu alias Jitendra Singh (32) of Mainpuri in UP. .
The five injured are Sitaram (35) of Kanpur (Rural); Vikram (22), Shriram (24), Devendra (25), all from Shivpuri in MP; and Sonu (19) from Patna in Bihar.
Simlia police station DSP and CO Netra Pal Singh said that the driver of the passenger bus allegedly stuck his neck out of the window for spitting tobacco, causing the bus to unbalance and the vehicle overtaking the trailer truck.
He said that the driver fled from the spot after the accident. About 50 passengers were on board the bus.
While three bodies were handed over to the relatives after post-mortem in the afternoon, the family of the fourth deceased, Jitendra Singh of Etawah, is expected to reach here by evening. Post-mortem will be done after that, said Yogesh Sharma, SHO of Simlia police station.
Five injured are being treated at Kota’s MBS Hospital. Sharma said that a case of negligence will be registered against the bus driver and the matter will be investigated.
At least four people died on the spot and five others were injured when a private passenger sleeper bus rammed into a trailer truck on NH-27 near Simaliya town in Kota district early on Tuesday. The passenger bus was going from Rajkot in Gujarat to Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Kota (Rural) SP Kavendra Singh Sagar, who reached the spot after the accident, said that the real cause of the accident is being investigated, however, prima facie it appears that the driver had lost some control over the vehicle, as a result of which The bus hit the truck from behind. The deceased have been identified as Virendra Singh (32) of Jhansi in UP, Narayan (38) of Gwalior, MP, Jitendra Singh (33) of Etawah in UP and Jitu alias Jitendra Singh (32) of Mainpuri in UP. .
The five injured are Sitaram (35) of Kanpur (Rural); Vikram (22), Shriram (24), Devendra (25), all from Shivpuri in MP; and Sonu (19) from Patna in Bihar.
Simlia police station DSP and CO Netra Pal Singh said that the driver of the passenger bus allegedly stuck his neck out of the window for spitting tobacco, causing the bus to unbalance and the vehicle overtaking the trailer truck.
He said that the driver fled from the spot after the accident. About 50 passengers were on board the bus.
While three bodies were handed over to the relatives after post-mortem in the afternoon, the family of the fourth deceased, Jitendra Singh of Etawah, is expected to reach here by evening. Post-mortem will be done after that, said Yogesh Sharma, SHO of Simlia police station.
Five injured are being treated at Kota’s MBS Hospital. Sharma said that a case of negligence will be registered against the bus driver and the matter will be investigated.