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At least six people were killed and several injured after an electric bus lost control, mowing down several pedestrians near the Tat Mill crossroad in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur on Sunday, 30 January.
Further, three cars and several bikes were destroyed by the bus, while its driver is currently on-the-run.
East Kanpur Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Pramod Kumar said that they are looking for him.
Kumar added, "Injured have been shifted to Krishna Hospital and the probe in the matter has been initiated.”
Kumar informed that the brakes of the bus had stopped working on the Tat Mill incline, following which the bus went on ramming cars, bikes and pedestrians.
As per eyewitnesses, the electric bus going from Ghantaghar to Tat Mill hit several vehicles. The traffic booth on the way was also broken. Further, it is believed that the driver of the bus was drunk.
The DCP added that nine people are in critical condition and being treated in a hospital, Hindustan Times reported.
He added that the police will do its own investigation. At present, the police are trying to identify the dead.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed her condolences and said in a tweet in Hindi, “Received unfortunate news of a road accident in Kanpur. My deepest condolences to the families of the dead. I pray to God for the speedy recovery of the injured in the accident."
(With inputs from Hindustan Times.)
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