UP bus accident: 17 killed while 35 injured

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 11:00 AM

UP bus accident: 17 killed while 35 injured

Mainpuri, June 13: In a major accident, at least 17 people were killed and 35 others suffered injuries this morning when a private bus rammed onto a road divider and overturned in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district, sources said.

According to reports, the incident took place at around 5 am near Kiratpur village. The private bus was traveling from Jaipur to Farukkhabad in Uttar Pradesh.

The private Volvo bus carrying around 80-90 people was traveling from Rajasthan's Jaipur to Farukkhabad in Uttar Pradesh.

According to a passenger, the bus was overcrowded and few passengers were even sitting on the rooftop of the bus.

He also claimed that the driver was driving carelessly at high speed.