Shahjahanpur. A horrific road accident took place in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. A truck loaded with stones overturned on a private bus here. Due to which 11 devotees died in the accident. While a total of 12 people are reported to be injured in the accident. All the devotees were going to Maa Purnagiri Dham. As soon as the information was received, the police reached the spot and rescued the people by breaking the glass of the bus with a JCB.
The incident took place on Saturday night at around 11 pm on the Gola-Lakhimpur State Highway in Thana Khutar area. In this, a dumper full of ballast coming from the front overturned on a private bus. Due to this, the people sitting in the bus got buried under it. The people in the bus were residents of village Bada Jatha of Police Station Kamalapur in Sindhauli area of Sitapur.
Devotees were going to visit Purnagiri Mata
It is being told that the bus was going from Sitapur to Tanakpur in Uttarakhand. All these devotees were going to visit Purnagiri Mata through private vehicle. There were about 70 passengers in the bus. These people got down to eat near a dhaba at night. Some passengers were at the dhaba, some remained sitting in the bus. During this time, a truck loaded with ballast coming from the front went out of control and overturned on the bus. Before overturning, it also hit the bus. Many women and children were in the bus at that time.
Police did the rescue
After getting the information, the police reached the spot and carried out the rescue work with the help of JCB. 11 people are reported dead in the accident. While 11-12 people are injured. The injured were first sent to CHC and then from there they were referred to the medical college. DM Umesh Pratap Singh and SP Ashok Kumar Meena reached the medical college. Where both the officers enquired about their condition.
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