On camera: Bus-car collision on Delhi-Meerut Highway leaves 6 dead
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In a tragic incident, six passengers died, and two others sustained critical injuries after their car was hit by a bus on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday. An eight-year-old child was among the two critically injured in the accident, which was captured on a CCTV camera. Reportedly, the bus was coming from the wrong direction. The driver has been arrested.
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Accident on Delhi-Meerut expressway between a school bus and car. Several feared dead. pic.twitter.com/tCmPdUx7GI
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Accident was bus driver's fault: Official
RK Kushwaha, additional deputy commissioner of police (traffic), said, "The bus driver was coming from the wrong direction after getting CNG from Ghazipur in Delhi." "The [Mahindra TUV] was coming from Meerut's direction and was on its way to Gurugram. It was the fault of the [bus driver]. He was coming from the wrong direction, all the way from Delhi," Kushwaha added.
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Deceased include 2 children
The official added that the deceased included two children. All of the bodies have been sent for post-mortem. "The occupants of the car were members of the same family," he said. Meanwhile, the bus belonged to the Bal Bharti School in Noida, and there were no students onboard.