Amid dense fog, three passengers were killed while 18 were injured after a Sultanpur-bound bus fell off the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Piprauli village here amid dense fog, police said on Monday. The bus was coming from Anand Vihar in Delhi carrying 30 passengers.
The accident took place on Sunday night and four of the passengers got severe injuries. The deceased have been identified as Anita Bajpai (50), Sanjana (25), and Devansh (11), Bhati said and added that the three deceased were residents of Rae Bareli district. The injured passengers have been admitted to the medical college in Tirwa.
The UP CM Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives in the accident and directed the district magistrate and senior police officials to ensure that proper treatment is being provided to the injured.