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Three Killed as DelhiSiwan Bus Overturns on Agra–Lucknow Expressway Near Kanpur

Police cite overspeeding with driver fatigue as likely factors pending a full investigation.

Overview

  • The double-decker bus overturned around 3 a.m. in the Araul area of Bilhaur tehsil while traveling from Delhi to Siwan in Bihar.
  • Authorities confirmed three fatalities, while reported injury counts vary between 15 and 25 across outlets.
  • Rescuers moved the wounded to a nearby community health centre, and 15 seriously injured passengers were referred to LLR Hospital in Kanpur.
  • Police sent the bodies for postmortem and continue to verify victim identities as reports list differing names for the deceased.
  • Traffic on the expressway was disrupted for roughly two hours, and this crash follows two other major incidents on the route in the past month.