- By Nidhi Giri
- Sun, 18 Aug 2024 02:18 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
UP: At least 10 people were killed while 27 others were injured after a violent collision between a pickup truck and a private bus on Meerut-Budaun Highway in Salempur, on Sunday, jagran.com reported. According to the police, the pickup truck was going from Ghaziabad to Sambal and the bus from Dibai was going towards Bulandshahr when the two vehicles collided in Salempur. The injured are being treated at the district hospital by a team of doctors.
"A pickup truck was going from Ghaziabad to Sambal and a bus from Dibai was going towards Bulandshahr when the two vehicles collided in Salempur. 37 people were injured in the accident and 10 out of them have died. The 27 injured are undergoing treatment... CM has taken cognisance of the situation and instructed to make available the best treatment to all the injured... The two vehicles have passed the fitness check...," said Bulandshahr DM CP Singh, as quoted by news agency ANI.
Workers Were Going To Their Village For Raksha Bandhan
District Magistrate Chandraprakash Singh and SSP Shlok Kumar reached the emergency of the district hospital and enquired about the condition of the injured and instructed the doctors to provide proper care. The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem.
The District Magistrate informed that the list of the dead and injured is being prepared. The workers were headed to their village to celebrate Raksha Bandhan on Monday, August 19, jagran.com reported.
