At least 24 people were injured after the roadways bus they were travelling in fell into a 25-deep pit on Thursday. The incident took place on the Delhi-Meerut expressway (DME) when the bus was going to Delhi from Meerut.
A CCTV camera installed on the highway captured the accident, where the bus can be seen moving at a high speed when it suddenly veered off its path.
CCTV footage shows the bus suddenly veering off the Delhi-Meerut Expressway.(Source: Third Party) pic.twitter.com/lCJO2t6d88
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“Bus driver Pradeep told the police that he was not aware of how he lost control of the steering. He was not in an inebriated state,” DCP (rural) Vivek Chand Yadav said.
He said 24 passengers have been injured in the accident and they have been admitted in Sanjay Nagar combined government hospital and private hospital.
All the injured passengers belong to Bijnor district, the DCP said.