India: Six dead, several injured in Kanpur after electric bus hits bystanders
The speeding bus lost control and hit several vehicles and bystanders
Kanpur: At least six people were killed and 12 others were injured after an electric bus lost control and ran over bystanders in Kanpur today, police said. The incident occurred near the Tat Mill crossroad.
The police said that a group of 15 people were at the site where the accident took place.
According to reports, three of the victims have been identified and efforts were underway to establish the identities of the rest.
Pramod Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Kanpur East, said that the brakes of the bus stopped working on the Tat Mill incline and it went on hitting cars, motorcycles and pedestrians.
He added that nine people are in critical condition and being treated in a hospital.
"A probe in the matter has been initiated," the DCP added.
Meanwhile, President Ram Nath Kovind expressed condolences on the demise of those who lost their lives in the Kanpur bus accident.
The president hoped for a speedy recovery of those who got injured in the accident.
In a tweet, the Rashtrapati Bhavan informed, "Deeply saddened by the news of many casualties in the Kanpur bus accident. My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in this incident. I wish the injured people a speedy recovery."
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to Twitter to express condolences to the families of the deceased in the road accident.
"Received unfortunate news of a road accident in Kanpur. My deepest condolences to the families of the deceased. I pray to God for the speedy recovery of the injured in the accident," she said in a tweet posted in Hindi.