22 charred to death after bus-truck collision in Bareilly

Miss Zomboko · 2017-06-05T10:08:28+00:00

BAREILLY, INDIA: Watu 22 wamefariki na wengine 15 wajeruhiwa baada ya basi walilokuwa wakisafiria kugongana na Lori kisha kulipuka. ======= BAREILLY: 22 people were charred to death and another 15 received serious burns after a bus caught fire in a bus-truck collision near Invertis university under Bithri Chainpur police station on the intervening night of June 4-5. According to witnesses, the bus immediately caught fire after the accident even before the commuters, most of them asleep, could recover from the initial impact of the collision. It is also alleged that the Gonda bound bus was speeding in the wrong direction when it collided head on with a truck coming from Shahjahanpur from the opposite side on NH 24. The bus turned into a ball of fire in no time. This could primarily be because of a blast in the fuel tank in the aftermath of the collision. Fire tenders reached the spot 20 minutes after the incident in an attempt to douse the fire which had already claimed several lives. The injured were rushed to different private hospitals in the city where the condition of many remains critical. Witnesses recount the horror, claiming that bodies succumbed to burn injuries inside the bus as any rescue operation could not be initiated before the arrival of the fire tenders. "The fire tenders managed to douse the fire but a smooth rescue operation was nearly impossible as the residue heat was also enough to keep the efforts at bay for a long time," a witness told TOI. "Fuel tank immediately caught fire and smoke appeared in no time even as the flames started blazing from the rear end of the bus. The exit gate didn't open after the accident even as occupants jostled to escape. Most of the surviours escaped through the window who again were injured in the impact of the collision and were not in a position to help others," said Ram Dhan singh, 21, a resident of Gonda. Top officials including Commissioner PV Jagmohan and senior superintendent of police (SSP) Jogendra Kumar had rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation and coordinate rescue operations. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath took to Twitter and offered condolences to the victims of the accident and announced ex-gratia compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the family and kin of deceased, Rs 50,000 to seriously injured and Rs 25,000 to victims with minor injuries. Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje also offered condolences. "Heart wrenching news coming from Bareilly. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims. May God give them strength," Raje said in a tweet. source; the times of india

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Start date Jun 5, 2017

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