According to senior superintendent of police Mathura Shailesh Dubey, a collision between a passenger bus carrying 40 individuals and a car resulted in the deaths of five individuals in Mathura on Monday morning. The incident occurred near the Mahawan area on the Yamuna Expressway, as the bus, which was a sleeper coach en route from Bihar to Delhi, collided with the car.
While all the passengers on the bus manage to escape safely, those traveling in the car were burn to death as both vehicles caught fire after the collision, the police said. Both vehicles caught fire after the collision, prompting authorities to call in a team of firefighters to douse the flames.
Bus Tire Burst Leads to Fatal Collision on Yamuna Expressway: SSP Mathura
According to the SSP Mathura, the preliminary investigation into the incident revealed that the bus hit a divider first on the Expressway after one of its tyres burst. Soon after, a Swift car collided with the crashed bus and caught fire.
“All five occupants in the car were fatally burn. One of the victims is identifie and their family has been notified. The rest of the investigation to determine the identity of the victims is underway,” SSP Pandey said Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath condoled the deaths in the incident and directed officials in Mathura to make suitable arrangements for the kin of the victims.
“Preliminary investigation suggests that the bus lost control and hit the divider after its tyre burst,” Shailesh Pandey, Senior Superintendent of Police, Mathura, said.
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