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Ghaziabad: School Bus-Suv Collision On Expressway; 6 Dead

A horrifying road accident was caught on camera when a school bus collided with an SUV head-on taking the lives of six people including two children.

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A tragic road accident was reported on Tuesday near Ghaziabad on NH9 when a school bus collided head-on with an SUV killing 6 in the accident, including two children. 
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On Tuesday morning around 6 am near Ghaziabad on National Highway 9, a tragic accident was recorded on camera when a school bus driving in the opposite direction on Delhi-Meerut Expressway near Rahul-Vihar rammed an SUV coming from Meerut's direction. 

School Bus-Suv Collision On Delhi-Meerut Expressway:

On Tuesday morning around 6 am near Ghaziabad on National Highway 9, a tragic accident was recorded on camera when a school bus driving in the opposite direction on Delhi-Meerut Expressway near Rahul-Vihar rammed an SUV coming from Meerut's direction. 

The accident took place early in the morning when a school bus with no passengers was coming from the wrong side after filling CNG from Delhi's direction when the bus hit the SUV. The fault has been said to be complete of the bus driver who has been caught, informed by ADCP of Traffic Police Ramanand Kushwaha to ANI

The school bus collided with an SUV killing six people, including two children, while two others were severely injured as the school bus rammed the SUV in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. All six people killed were said to be the occupants of the car. 

According to ADCP Traffic Police RK Kushwaha, the SUV of the deceased family was coming from Meerut's direction and was headed towards Gurgaon when the school bus rammed into the car coming from the wrong direction. 

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Uttar Pradesh | At least five people died in a collision between a school bus and a car on Ghaziabad NH 9 this morning. The school bus had no student on it and was reportedly coming from the wrong direction. Details awaited. pic.twitter.com/8WKCYXDEei

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) July 11, 2023

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There were eight people in the car, including women, men and children. Two children were killed including women and men. While six were killed, two are being treated in the hospital. The bus belonged to the Bal Bharti School in Noida. 

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, offered his condolences to the deceased family and speedy recovery of the injured. He also directed the District Administration officials to look into the matter. 

On Monday, another road accident happened on Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow-Varanasi Highway when a tanker at high speed collided with Tempo killing nine people in the accident, while many were seriously injured. Three women, one child, and five men were dead in the accident. 


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