Overview
- The crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. near Aliyarpur/Hasanpur in Unnao, when a bus carrying about 60 passengers overturned into a roadside ditch.
- Officials say the vehicle struck a vegetable-laden pickup, broke through the divider and plunged roughly 20 feet off the expressway.
- Injury tallies vary across reports, with police citing around 20 serious cases and local media reporting more than 40 people hurt.
- UPEIDA teams, police and ambulances rescued trapped passengers by breaking windows and moved the wounded to Auras and Lucknow hospitals, including Lok Bandhu.
- Several patients remain in critical condition as authorities consolidate casualty figures and determine what led to the crash.