UP: 20 feared dead as bus collides with truck, bursts into flames

Nearly 20
people were feared dead in a road accident involving a double-decker bus and a
truck as the two collided near Chhibramau in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh
on Friday night.

Initial
reports say some passengers were trapped in the bus, while others managed to
escape.

UP chief
minister Yogi Adityanath has rushed the district magistrate and the
superintendent of police of Kannauj to the accident site to manage rescue
operations.

It was a
private double decker bus run by Vimal Bus Service. It collided with a truck
near Ghiloi village. The bus was headed to Jaipur, Rajasthan from Farrukhabad
via Chhibramau.

The Police
said a total of 25 people boarded the bus from Gursahaigunj (Farukhabad) and
some people also took it from Chhibramau but their number is not clear.
Twenty-one people were brought to a government hospital in Chhibramau. All are
out of danger.

Fire tenders
were called in from several places. Fire has been controlled and assessment of
casualties would begin shortly.

UP CM
announced Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of those who died in the accident and Rs
50,000 each to the injured.

He has expressed
grief over those who list life in the incident, said a government spokesman.

The CM has
also asked the cabinet minister Ram Naresh Agnihotri to go to the spot.