KANPUR: Four people were killed and nearly three dozen others suffered injuries after an SRTC (State Road Transport Corporation) bus rammed into a stationary truck on the six-lane highway in Bakewar area of Etawah district on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
The injured have been admitted to the District Hospital.
Later, six critically injured passengers were referred to Saifai Medical University.
According to the police, an SRTC bus of Agra-Fort depot, heading towards Agra from Kanpur rammed into a truck parked by the roadside near Bijauli village under the limits of Bakewar police station on the six-lane highway.
The bus belonged to Agra Fort depot.
"The bus was heading to Agra from Kanpur. In the accident, Narpat (42), a resident of district Hamirpur and ten-year-old boy Aditya, a resident of Aligarh died on the spot. While two others died on the way to the hospital. These include Amar Mudgal (66), a resident of Dholpur Rajasthan and a woman, whose identity is yet to be ascertained," said ASP (Rural) Om Veer Singh.
On being informed, Bakewar police station and a PRV team rushed to the spot and admitted the injured passengers to the district hospital, said police.
"Six injured were later referred to Saifai Medical university when their condition worsened," added police further.
"We have informed the families of the injured and the deceased both about the incident. Preliminary findings revealed that the accident happened while the SRTC bus driver was trying to overtake another vehicle. Further investigations are under way," said ASP.
