KANPUR: One person was killed and 32 were injured after a
mini bus
carrying a marriage party went out of control and overturned on the
Agra-Lucknow Expressway
near
Unnao
's
Sabli Kheda village
under the limits of
Behta Mujawar police station
on Saturday. In the wee-hours, the marriage party was traveling to Jaunpur for the wedding of Rohit, son of Balwant Singh, resident of Jinjauli Kharsera of Yana state, who is employed in Gurgaon.
According to reports, bus driver Sahil (36), resident of Gurugram, Haryana, dozed off near Sablikheda village of Behta Mujawar police station area on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway and the bus went out of control. The bus overturned and rolled down the expressway.
On being informed by passersby, a police team led by
Bangarmau circle officer Arvind Singh
reached the spot and launched a
rescue operation
. The CO said all the injured were admitted to Bangarmau Community Health Centre, from where the condition of some critically injured passengers were referred to the district hospital. "Ravindra (50), resident of Baghpat, was declared dead in the Emergency section of the hospital. Police have started investigation after informing family members of the victims about the incident," said the CO and added.
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