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Six radical were killed and 3 were injured erstwhile a instrumentality motortruck rammed into a bus, and ran implicit passengers lasting successful beforehand of the parked conveyance connected the Yamuna Expressway successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday (February 7, 2026), constabulary present said.
The incidental occurred astir 2.45 a.m. successful the Sureer constabulary presumption area, they said.
A autobus going from Noida to Rasulabad successful Kanpur Dehat territory had stopped midway connected the Yamuna Expressway for passengers needing to relieve themselves erstwhile a instrumentality motortruck rammed into it from the side. It besides ran implicit the passengers who were lasting successful beforehand of the parked bus, Senior Superintendent of Police of Mathura Shlok Kumar said.
Six radical died connected the spot, and 3 were injured successful the accident, the SSP said. Shivkant Dubey (46), among the injured, is undergoing attraction astatine a territory infirmary and is said to beryllium successful a superior condition.
District Magistrate Chandraprakash Singh and SSP Shlok Kumar visited the infirmary to inquire astir the injured passenger's information and assured each imaginable assistance.
The deceased person been identified arsenic Sonu (32), Devesh (32), Aslam (27), Santosh (45), Anurag (27) and Pramod (35), officials said.
The District Magistrate said that ex-gratia compensation would beryllium provided to the families of the deceased and the injured arsenic per rules.
A lawsuit was registered, and the bodies of the deceased person been sent for post-mortem.
The SSP said that efforts are connected to hint the truck's driver, who managed to fly aft the accident. The remaining passengers are being transported to their destinations.
