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String of Road Crashes in Himachal and Uttar Pradesh Leaves Over 20 Dead

Authorities have ordered inquiries into the June crashes to investigate whether driver fatigue played a role

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Bus falls into gorge in Mandi
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Overview

  • A mango-laden pickup truck veered off an Agra flyover on June 18, killing four morning walkers and its driver
  • In Bulandshahr early on June 18, a wedding-bound family’s car hit a culvert, overturned and caught fire, killing five members and injuring one
  • Around 1:10 AM on June 18, a bus from Delhi to Bihar rammed into a parked truck on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway, killing two passengers and injuring fifteen
  • Earlier this week in Himachal Pradesh, a tempo traveller plunged into a 300-ft gorge in Lahaul and Spiti on June 16, killing two and injuring twenty-two, and a bus crash in Mandi on June 17 killed one and injured about eighteen others
  • Authorities are investigating factors such as driver fatigue, vehicle overloading and poor road conditions after heavy monsoon rains hampered relief and rescue work