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Tragedy on Purvanchal Expressway: Two Killed as Truck Rams Parked Bus in Barabanki
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News18•03-10-2026, 12:30
Tragedy on Purvanchal Expressway: Two Killed as Truck Rams Parked Bus in Barabanki
- •Two bus drivers were killed when a speeding truck rammed into their parked bus on the Purvanchal Expressway in Barabanki.
- •The incident occurred early Saturday morning near Mahadev Purwa village as the drivers inspected a mechanical fault.
- •Akshay Kumar Yadav (25) and Veer Chandra Rai (45), both from Bihar, died on the spot.
- •The bus was traveling from Delhi to Bihar with approximately 80 passengers; four sustained minor injuries.
- •The truck's driver and helper were critically injured and referred for treatment.
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A speeding truck rammed into the rear of a parked bus on the Purvanchal Expressway after the bus driver pulled over to inspect a suspected mechanical fault, killing the bus driver and the backup driver on the spot.
There were approximately 80 passengers travelling on the bus at the time of the accident, out of whom four sustained minor injuries.
Following the collision with the parked bus, the driver and helper of the truck sustained critical injuries and were referred to Amethi for medical treatment.
