Two killed, 35 injured as sleeper bus rams truck on Agra-Lucknow Expressway
A tragic accident occurred on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, resulting in two fatalities and 35 injuries. The sleeper bus, carrying around 70 passengers, collided with a rice-laden truck, likely due to the driver dozing off. Emergency services responded quickly to evacuate the injured and transport them to a medical facility for treatment.
- ▪Two people died in a bus-truck collision on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.
- ▪The sleeper bus was en route to Delhi from Gonda when the accident happened.
- ▪The driver reportedly dozed off before crashing into the truck.
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Two persons, including the driver of a sleeper bus, were killed and 35 passengers injured when their vehicle rammed into a rice-laden truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday (May 29, 2026).Also read | Six killed and 21 injured as bus overturns on Lucknow-Agra Expressway The accident took place near milestone 83 under Karhal police station limits on Thursday (May 28, 2026).Inspector Pradeep Kumar Pandey of Karhal police station said the sleeper bus was carrying around 70 passengers and was on its way to Delhi from Gonda when the incident occurred. Driver charred to death in bus-truck collision on Agra-Lucknow Expressway"Prima facie, the driver appears to have dozed off briefly, following which the bus crashed into the truck from behind," Mr.
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