5 Killed In Fire After Car Collides With Bus On Yamuna Expressway In UP

Five people were killed after a car collided with a bus on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh.

Five people were killed after a car collided with a bus on the Yamuna Expressway, near UP's Mathura on Monday morning. According to PTI, five people were burnt alive after the car caught fire. The incident took place near the 117th milestone on the Agra-Noida carriageway of the expressway under the Mahavan police station limits.

SSP Mathura Shailesh Pandey told the news agency that the collision was between a Swift Dzire and a bus, which lost control as a result of a burst tyre and turned on the road. 

Meanwhile, the car which was coming from behind hit the bus and both vehicles caught on fire.

"There was a collision between the bus and the Swift car. So far it has come to light that a tyre of the bus burst, it went out of control and turned on the road. The Swift car coming from behind hit the bus and both vehicles caught fire," Pandey was quoted as saying by PTI.

While the occupants of the bus managed to evacuate, those in the car could not and all five individuals were charred to death. Pandey said one of the deceased had been identified and efforts were on to contact his family.

According to IANS, a Mathura police spokesperson said, "The details of other deceased are being collected and from where they were coming and how the car caught fire is also being investigated." The police said the bus was coming from Gaya in Bihar and going towards Delhi when the accident took place.

"There were around 55 passengers on the bus. None of the bus passengers suffered any serious injuries. They jumped out safely. However, those sitting in the car could not come out as its doors got locked," added the police spokesperson, as per IANS.

Upon receiving information about the incident, the police and the fire brigade reached the spot.