Ten laborers were killed and 27 others injured in a head-on collision between a pickup van and a bus in the Salempur area of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday, officials reported. The accident occurred on the Budaun-Meerut state highway.
According to District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh, “Ten people lost their lives and 27 were injured when a pickup van traveling from Ghaziabad to Sambhal collided with a private bus. The injured have been transported to the hospital.”
The laborers, who worked for the Britannia company, were on their way to their native village in Aligarh to celebrate Rakshabandhan. Four individuals had boarded the vehicle from Dadri.
Bulandshahr SSP Shlok Kumar stated that the injured have been admitted to hospitals in Bulandshahr, Meerut, and Aligarh, with one person in critical condition. He also noted that all ten of the deceased were men, while the 27 injured included women and children from their families.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken note of the incident and has instructed officials to ensure the injured receive the best possible medical care.
Videos shared on social media show the van completely wrecked and the front of the bus severely damaged.
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