Bus Ferrying 64 Migrants From Delhi To Bihar's Muzaffarpur Overturns In Kanpur; 18 Injured

Bilhaur SHO Santosh Kumar Awasth said that the bus was on its way to Bihar’s Muzaffarpaur from Delhi when its driver lost control over it due to the tyre burst near the Bilhaur area in Kanpur.

Three people whose condition was said to be critical were shifted to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital. (Representative Image/ Getty)

Lucknow: In a tragic incident, at least 18 people were injured when a bus overturned after a tyre burst on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Monday. As per the initial reports, there were 64 migrants on board of which, 18 suffered injures in the road accident.  A PTI report quoted Bilhaur SHO Santosh Kumar Awasth saying that the bus was on its way to Bihar’s Muzaffarpaur from Delhi when its driver lost control over it due to the tyre burst near the Bilhaur area in Kanpur. The bus hit a divider before it overturned, the police official said. As soon as the locals heard the migrants’ cries, they reportedly rushed to the spot and informed police about the incident. The official said that those who suffered minor injuries in the bus accident were admitted to a community health centre (CHC). Three people whose condition was said to be critical were shifted to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital. In view of the migrants taking a difficult journey back home amid the rise in Covid-19 cases, the Supreme Court last week asked the states to send back the migrant workers to their native places within a period of 15 days adding that the cases against the labourers for violating lockdown rules should be considered for withdrawal. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M R Shah also directed both the Centre and states to prepare a list for identification of migrant workers in a streamlined manner. The apex court has already directed last month that the migrant workers looking to go back to their home states will not be charged train or bus fares and those stranded across the country will be provided food free of cost by the authorities concerned. (With inputs from PTI News Agency)