Sultanpur, 6 Dec (HS): A lady died and many people

were injured after their bus, coming from the Ram shrine in Ayodhya, crashed

head-on with a vehicle here on Saturday morning, police said. The vehicle was

transporting roughly 40 pilgrims who are claimed to come from Maharashtra's

Jalgaon district. All pilgrims were heading to Prayagraj after viewing the Ram

shrine in Ayodhya. Around 4 a.m., a speeding vehicle crashed with the bus at

the Kurebhar crossroads on the Ayodhya-Prayagraj route. A female passenger died on the spot, and numerous others were injured,

according to authorities, who added that the crash was so violent that both the

bus and the truck toppled.

Locals rushed to the scene and began rescuing the passengers trapped in the

upturned bus.

They said that around 15 pilgrims were injured in the event. An ambulance

promptly transported wounded passengers to the Kurebhar Community Health

Centre, where a team of physicians treated them all. Varsha Kiran Patil (45), a

Pune resident, died during treatment, according to SHO Kurebhar Jaywant Mishra,

who also stated that the deceased's body had been submitted for a post-mortem

test.

When the Kurebhar police squad learned about the tragedy, they went to the

scene and hired a crane to remove the overturned bus and trailer off the

roadway, then began rescue efforts.

The wounded are: Kokila Bai (68), Jarga Bai (67), Yojana Bai (54), Manju Bai

(40), Ratna Bai (54), Raju (35), Anita (40), Podam Singh (54), Sarita Bai (55),

and Asha Bai (65). Doctors transferred Kokila, Sangita, Anita, Archana, and

Ratna to the Government Medical College for further treatment, while five

others had minor injuries, according to the police.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi