The passengers had been on their technique to Agra from Hathras. (File)
Hathras:
The dying depend within the bus accident that occurred right here yesterday has reached 17 after two kids succumbed throughout remedy, officers mentioned on Saturday.
Sixteen individuals — 11 in Hathras and 5 in Aligarh — are nonetheless present process remedy, District Justice of the Peace of Hathras Ashish Kumar instructed PTI.
Appi (2) and round 12-year-old Gulshan died throughout remedy at a hospital in Aligarh, the officers mentioned.
Fifteen individuals, together with 4 girls and as many kids travelling in a van, had been killed on Friday after a roadways bus hit the car from behind on Nationwide Freeway 93, officers had mentioned.
“The bus hit the van whereas attempting to overhaul it on the Agra-Aligarh nationwide freeway,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Nipun Agarwal had mentioned.
The accident occurred close to Kanwarpur village, about 10 kilometres from the district headquarters.
The passengers had been on their technique to Agra from Hathras.
Agarwal additionally mentioned {that a} case has been registered on this matter, and arrests will likely be made as quickly as attainable.
Salam Mohammad, a relative of a number of the killed individuals mentioned that the accident passed off when a few of his relations had been returning to their dwelling in Agra after attending a ‘chaalisvaa’ (a mourning ritual) in Sasni space.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed district officers to succeed in the spot and care for the reduction measures on Friday.
He additionally gave directions to supply a monetary help of Rs 2 lakh every to the households of these killed and Rs 50,000 every to these significantly injured.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths within the accident and wished a speedy restoration to the injured. The native administration is offering all attainable assist to the victims underneath the supervision of the state authorities, he mentioned on X.
Modi introduced an compensation of Rs 2 lakh every for the households of these killed and Rs 50,000 for these injured.
President Droupadi Murmu condoled the lack of lives within the accident and prayed for a speedy restoration of the injured.
“The information of the deaths of a number of individuals in a highway accident in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh is extraordinarily unhappy. I specific my deepest condolences to the bereaved households who misplaced their family members and pray for a speedy restoration of these injured,” Murmu mentioned in a submit in Hindi on X.
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