Overview
- A bus carrying about 32 pilgrims struck a road divider and overturned near the Badagaon cut on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway in Baghpat in the early hours of Monday, leaving four people dead.
- Local police and Dial 112 response teams dispatched four Police Response Vehicles and ambulances to rescue survivors and move the injured to the Community Health Centre and Baghpat district hospital.
- Several passengers suffered serious injuries and some were referred from local facilities to higher medical centres for specialist care.
- Baghpat Superintendent of Police Suraj Kumar Rai and District Magistrate Asmita Lal confirmed the deaths and said police are working to identify the deceased and notify family members.
- The bus was on a pilgrim route from Bangar in Rajasthan toward Budaun, and investigators are continuing on-site inquiries to determine factors behind the vehicle hitting the divider.