Kannauj (UP), February 12 At least 40 passengers were injured after a double-decker bus travelling from Delhi to Bihar collided with a divider and overturned on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in the Saurikh area of the district on Thursday, police said.
The bus, belonging to a travel agency based in Bihar, was carrying around 70 passengers, exceeding its seating capacity of 56, according to police.
Saurikh Station House Officer Jayanti Prasad Gangwar said that preliminary investigation suggests that the driver may have dozed off, leading to the accident. The driver and conductor fled the scene after the incident, he added.
Police shifted the injured to the Community Health Centre in Saurikh, the Government Medical College in Tirwa, the 100-bed hospital in Chhibramau, and the Saifai Medical College in Etawah.
Passengers who sustained minor injuries were given first aid and sent home by another bus, officials added.
