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Uttar Pradesh: Five killed, several others injured as bus rams into truck on Yamuna Expressway in Aligarh

The accident occurred when the bus was travelling from Delhi to Azamgarh. The injured people have been admitted to a hospital and the police are investigating the cause of the accident.

Bus accident on Yamuna expressway. Image Source : INDIA TVBus accident on Yamuna expressway.

A tragic accident occurred in on the Yamuna Expressway when a private bus collided with a truck, resulting in the death of five individuals and leaving around 18 others injured on Thursday. As per the information, the incident occurred under the limits of Tappal police station in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district. The private bus, en route from Delhi to Azamgarh, rammed into the truck in the early hours.

Following the incident, local authorities rushed the injured to Kailash Hospital in Jewar for medical attention. Meanwhile, the police are investigating the cause of the accident. 

Accident in Dadri 

Earlier on November 15, a fatal accident occurred in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri area, where a tractor collided with a motorcycle, resulting in the death of a woman. Her husband and young child sustained severe injuries in the mishap. According to the police, the incident took place on Thursday night near Kot when Vinod Kumar, a resident of Ghaziabad, was travelling to Aligarh with his wife, Pooja, and son, Billu, on a motorcycle. A tractor reportedly hit their motorcycle, leaving all three seriously injured.

They were rushed to a hospital, where Pooja succumbed to her injuries during treatment, while Vinod and Billu received serious injuries. Dadri Police Station in-charge Sujit Upadhyay stated that an investigation into the incident is underway.

(Inputs from Pradeep) 

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