Uttar Pradesh / Kanpur : Driver arrested after 11 hours, high speed bus trampled 2 cars, 10 bikes, 2 e-rickshaws and passersby at Tatmill intersection

A heart-wrenching accident happened in Kanpur late on Sunday night. An electric bus rammed 17 vehicles at Tatmill intersection. 6 people died in the accident, while the condition of 9 is critical. Hitting the vehicles, the bus rammed into the dumper after hitting the traffic booth at the intersection. The police have admitted all the injured to Hallet Hospital. It is being told that the bus hit 2 cars, 10 bikes and scooties, 2 e-rickshaws and 3 tempos.

Seeing the crowd gathering, the driver jumped from the bus and fled. The police arrested the bus driver who caused the accident after 11 hours. DCP Pramod Kumar said that the accident happened from city bus number UP 78 GT 3970. The bus was being driven by Satyendra Kumar, who had fled after the accident. City bus service manager operations DV Singh said that the cause of the accidents is being inquired.

Both the cars were badly damaged in the collision of the bus. The occupants of the car were seriously injured. Some passers-by also came under the tires of the bus. 26-year-old Shubham Sonkar, 25-year-old Twinkle Sonkar, 25-year-old Arslan, who lived on Latush Road, Arslan, 24, and Ajit Kumar of Naubasta Keshav Nagar died in the accident.

Case will be registered in case of murder
In the bus accident, DM Neha Sharma said that driver Satyendra Singh Yadav, resident of Raghunathpur Gajner, Kanpur countryside, has been arrested. A case has been registered against him under IPC 302, 279, 337, 338. The driver was drunk. He is being questioned further.

5 lakh to the dead and 1 lakh to the injured
The DM said that compensation of Rs 5 lakh will be given to the dead and Rs 1 lakh to the injured. At the same time, a technical committee has been constituted to investigate the bus. The whole matter is being investigated through photos and videography.

Passersby helped the injured
There was a stampede after the accident. People started running here and there. Immediately the police started relief and rescue operations by putting up barricades on the road. Damaged vehicles were being removed from the middle of the road. The CCTV cameras installed nearby were also damaged and broken after the collision of the bus. After the accident, people passing by helped the injured.

On the other hand, as soon as the news of the incident was received, the relatives of the injured reached the hospital to inquire about the well being of their acquaintances. After this a large crowd of people gathered there.

President expressed grief

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President Ram Nath Kovind wrote on social media, ‘Deeply saddened by the news of many casualties in the bus accident in Kanpur. My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in this incident. I wish the injured a speedy recovery.

After receiving the news of the accident, people reached the hospital to know the condition of the family members
In this accident, nine people including Dhankutti businessman Dinesh Shukla, his brother-in-law Rajesh Tripathi, Dinesh’s wife Aarti Anjali Mishra, sister Neelu Tripathi were injured. Dinesh was sitting in the car and Rajesh was driving it. All the family members including Dinesh have been admitted to Krishna Hospital.

Pratap Pal of Pratapgarh was going to Ghantaghar by tempo. He had to catch a train to go home. Similarly, Amit Kumar and Saurabh of Sanigawan were going on a bike. When the e-bus hit the bike, both of them jumped and fell away.

The bodies of those who lost their lives in road accidents have been kept in the hospital

Saurabh’s condition is said to be critical. Jhakarkati resident Jeetram was going to the Ghantaghar. The bus also hit them. Amit sets up an egg cart. After closing the shop, Ghantaghar was going to eat food. Sunil, Shubham and Ramesh were on the same scooty. All three were returning from marriage.

After the accident, the driver had increased the speed of the bus
Dinesh Tripathi, an eyewitness to the incident, told that everything was normal when he passed through Tatmill. All vehicles were moving in their lanes. After passing a little further, the e-bus was seen coming in the same lane in which people were going towards the clock tower. The bus was at very high speed. The driver didn’t seem to care. After the accident, he increased the speed further. The bus was trampling and running. Some people were running behind the bus making a ruckus. There was shouting everywhere.

Post mortem of the dead begins
6 people had died in the accident. Post-mortem of all will be done. On the orders of DM Neha Sharma, the post-mortem is being done by the panel of doctors. The post-mortem of one of the deceased has been completed. There is a huge gathering of the relatives of the deceased outside the post-mortem house.