Speeding bus kills Australian biker on Yamuna Expressway

An Australian biker was killed while a few others sustained injuries when a speeding Uttar Pradesh roadways bus rammed into a truck due to dense fog and then hit the Austrailian's two wheeler at the Yamuna Expressway on Thursday morning.

According to police, the deceased have been identified as Mathew Antioredle (26), an Australian national, who was on his way to Agra on a road trip with his friends.

“The incident took place at around 8 am when a roadways bus heading towards Agra rammed into a moving truck after which it lost control and hit the bike moving next to it,” said Farmood Ali Pundir, Station House officer of Dankaur police station.

A school bus heading towards Agra then hit the roadways bus from behind and all the vehicles piled up, police said.

The bus driver identified as Dharmendra, the bus conductor, Pushpendra, and two passengers – one a minor – were injured. They were rused to Kailash Hospital where they are undergoing treatment. Antioredle, however, was declared dead on arrival, while his friends sustained minor injuries.