At least five people have been killed and several injured after an electric bus lost control and mowed down several bystanders in Kanpur.
Five people have been killed and many injured in Kanpur after an electric bus lost control and mowed down several bystanders. Three cars and many bikes have been destroyed by the bus in the accident.
“Injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital and the probe in the matter has been initiated,” Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Kanpur, said.
The driver of the bus is on-the-run, we are looking for him, said Pramod Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Kanpur.
Uttar Pradesh | At least five people killed and several injured in an electric bus accident in Kanpur. The incident took place near Tat Mill cross road: Pramod Kumar, DCP East Kanpur pic.twitter.com/ZzVsKMOYuZ
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) January 30, 2022
Meanwhile, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to Twitter to express condolences to the families of the dead in the road accident.
“Received unfortunate news of a road accident in Kanpur. My deepest condolences to the families of the dead. I pray to God for the speedy recovery of the injured in the accident,” Ms Priyanka tweeted in Hindi.
कानपुर से सड़क हादसे का बहुत ही दुखद समाचार प्राप्त हुआ।
मृतकों के परिजनों के प्रति मेरी गहरी शोक संवेदनाएं। मैं ईश्वर से प्रार्थना करती हूं कि घायलों को जल्द स्वास्थ्य लाभ मिले।
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) January 30, 2022
