KANPUR: As many as 10
migrants were injured after a private tourist mini-bus carrying them from
Himachal Pradesh to
Bihar accidentally turned turtle on
Agra-Lucknow Expressway in
Unnao district.
There were 14 passengers in the bus at the time of the accident and 10 of them were injured who have been shifted to district hospital for treatment.
The accident occurred when migrant workers were travelling to Antaur village under Bahera police station limits in
Darbhanga district of Bihar from
Solan district of Himachal Pradesh.
"The mishap occurred near 265 milestone at Lodhatikur village on Agra-Lucknow Expressway under the limits of Auras police station of
Unnao at around 7 am," said SP Unnao Vikrant Veer.
The locals immediately alerted Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPIEDA) control room. The UPIEDA personnel rushed to the spot and shifted them to Auras Primary Health Centre from where doctors further referred them to Unnao district hospital. The police are investigating the case further.
"During preliminary findings, it came to fore that the bus driver dozed off and lost control over vehicle due to which it overturned," said an official privy to the investigation.