Bus crashes into stationary truck in Agra; 4 dead, 19 injured

Four persons died and 19 others were injured after a Varanasi-Jaipur bus rammed into a stationary truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Saturday morning, police said.

According to police, the bus crashed into the truck from behind in the Fatehabad police station area in Agra around 5.30 am.

ACP Fatehabad Amardeep Lal said, “The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination. One of the deceased persons is yet to be identified. All the injured have been sent to the hospital with the help of an ambulance.” Of the deceased, three have been identified - Govind (68), a resident of Rajasthan; Ramesh (45), a resident of Rajasthan and Deepak Verma (40), a resident of Agra.

Four injured persons have been admitted to a private hospital, while the rest have been admitted to a government hospital.