Officials of the local administration and police have reached the accident spot and cranes have been deployed to lift the bus.
Lucknow: At least 17 people died and over 35 injured in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district on Wednesday morning after a bus rammed into a road divider and overturned, news agency ANI reported.
According to a report in Hindustan Times, the private Volvo bus was travelling from Rajasthan’s Jaipur to Farukkabad in Uttar Pradesh when the accident took place near Kiratpur village at around 5 am.
Officials of the local administration and police have reached the accident spot and cranes have been deployed to lift the bus.
Those injured are being rushed to nearby hospital.
The cause of the accident is yet unknown.
According to reports, initial investigation suggests that the driver was speeding which led to the accident.
Further details awaited.