A 50-year-old girl succumbed to her accidents which she sustained during a bus crash incident on the Delhi Meerut Expressway (DME) on Thursday, police stated.
The girl, recognized as Santosh Devi was among the many 20 passengers who suffered accidents when a UP-State Highway Transport Company (UPSRTC) bus they had been travelling in crashed into boundaries close to Masuri and plunged right into a pit roughly 15-20 ft deep.
Police stated that Devi, who had boarded the bus in Meerut, endured inner accidents and was initially admitted to a non-public hospital in Kavi Nagar. Subsequently, she was referred to a higher-level medical centre in Ghaziabad.
“Devi suffered some inner accidents during the incident and died late Thursday night time . A number of passengers are underneath treatment whereas others have left after getting preliminary treatment,” stated Dr Charan Singh, deputy chief medical officer.
In accordance with state transport company officers, the bus driver, recognized as Pradeep Kumar suffered a potential coronary heart stroke whereas driving the bus and misplaced management.
Nevertheless, Naresh Kumar, ACP (Masuri Circle), stated that the preliminary investigation had not uncovered any proof suggesting a coronary heart stroke as the reason for the motive force’s lack of management.
ACP stated, “We are going to conduct a extra detailed inquiry as soon as he recovers. Thus far, no passenger has come ahead to file a police grievance. The girl who handed away late Thursday night time was initially from Bijnor.”
In the meantime, transport officers stated that the motive force, who additionally sustained extreme accidents, stays within the ICU at a non-public hospital. The conductor, too, suffered a leg fracture, they added.
Kesri Nandan Chaudhary, Regional Supervisor of UPSRTC, stated, “We are going to search extra data relating to the incident as soon as the bus driver recovers. It’s possible {that a} medical situation led to the lack of management. We’re additionally awaiting his medical reviews.”
The bus, which departed from the Meerut depot, was carrying 42 passengers, and the incident was captured on CCTV cameras put in alongside the expressway.