35 people injured as bus drives off bridge near Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh

The incident took place late Saturday night when the bus, in a bid to avoid collision with a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction, broke the railing of the Qila bridge and fell from it, Regional Manager, Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation(UPSRTC), S K Sharma said.

Local residents immediately rushed to the spot and rescued the passengers trapped inside the bus. According to ASP Rajeev Malhotra, 35 passengers were injured in the accident of whom nine have been admitted to a district hospital. Condition of five injured, including driver Raspal Singh and conductor Vishnu Swaroop Tiwari, is stated to be serious, he added.

The bus was going from Pilibhit to Delhi and had left old bus station at Bareilly around 10.30 pm on Saturday, Sharma said.