Uttar Pradesh: 1 Killed, 45 Injured After School Bus Turns Turtle on Yamuna Expressway, 5 Critical

According to an RTI reply, 78 people have died in road accidents at the Yamuna Expressway in the first six months of 2017

Written by: India.com News Desk

Updated: November 3, 2017, 1:01 PM IST

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New Delhi, Nov 03: In yet another tragic incident, several students were left injured after a bus carrying them overturned at Yamuna Express highway near Agra, Uttar Pradesh on Friday. According to the reports of ANI, the accident took place after the bus suffered a sudden tyre burst.

#UPDATE 1 person dead, 45 students injured incl 5 critical in bus accident due to tyre burst on Yamuna Expressway near Agra

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 3, 2017

The injured have been admitted to nearby hospital and no casualty has been reported so far.

Earlier on Thursday,  two men were killed on the same Yamuna expressway after their car rammed into a truck from behind. It has become one of the deadliest motorways in country. According to an RTI reply,  78 people have died in road accidents at the Yamuna Expressway in the first six months of 2017.

It has been reported that total 432 road accidents were registered by police on 196 km long Yamuna Expressway between the period of January 1 to June 30, 2017.