File photo of bus accident.
Dialogue Associate, Jagran, Vrindavan. When people left their homes for Delhi or Noida in the evening, they never thought that they would not be able to reach their destination. During the night journey, we were fast asleep when suddenly there was a terrible shock and we woke up due to the screams of the passengers. By the time they could control themselves, someone's leg was fractured and someone's back was injured. Neither was he able to get up from the chair nor was able to steady himself.
I was not able to understand anything, a few moments ago the deep sleep was not breaking and now the matter inside the vehicle seemed to be taking the form of time. Meanwhile, flames were seen rising from a bus and despite serious injuries, the injured people thought it best to break the glass of the bus and jump out.
Within no time, flames were rising from seven buses and three small four-wheelers one by one. Everyone was giving voice to their loved ones. But, no one was concerned about themselves. Some people were crying in bad condition while others were trying to escape from the burning buses by moving away from the burning buses. People were fighting for life and death for about half an hour, trying to control themselves, and seeing some people being burnt alive, their souls shuddered. Screams were heard everywhere.
After the accident, the district administration has issued a helpline number. Relatives of the victim can get information here. These numbers are 0565-2403200, 9454417583, 9454401103.
43 injured are admitted to the district hospital
43 injured in the accident on Yamuna Expressway were admitted to the District Joint Hospital. The atmosphere was echoing with the sound of ambulances and medical personnel were continuously removing the injured from the ambulances and shifting them to the wards. The fear of death was clearly visible in the eyes of the injured. When asked any question, he was not able to give a straight answer. Just asking questions about the people sitting near him. Someone was asking about his relatives and someone was seen mumbling something in a broken dialect. The hospital staff also thought it better to start treatment instead of talking to him. It seemed as if people had lost their senses after seeing the big accident. When some of the injured in the incident narrated their story, their eyes filled with tears.
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-I boarded the bus from Basti to Delhi, when it was late at night I slept comfortably. I was sleeping deeply when suddenly I felt a strong shock and by the time I opened my eyes, my leg was fractured. Was not able to stand. The people sitting nearby broke the window and jumped out, not even thinking that the fracture would become more serious. The only thought was how to escape death. Everyone was breaking the glass and jumping out of the bus, there was shouting. Nobody was able to understand anything. Within no time, flames could be seen rising from the buses. God alone saved us. -Shivnarayan, resident: Basti.
Boarded the night bus from Gonda to Delhi. At the time of the incident, he was sleeping deeply when suddenly his sleep was interrupted by a loud shock. He fell forward from the seat and when he looked ahead, he saw that the bus ahead was on fire. Everyone broke the windows of the bus and jumped out. Within no time, flames were seen rising in our bus too. Everyone jumped out of the window, otherwise they would have burnt to death in the bus itself. -Sunil Kumar, resident: Gonda. I was sitting in the bus from Sikandra to Noida Pari Chowk. I was sleeping on the seat when the incident happened. As soon as the chair was pushed hard, it got stuck in the front seat and broke its leg bone. My brother was sitting with me and I broke the glass and window of the bus so that I could get out. Even though people were gathered around the bus outside, they helped us a lot in getting out. -Khushboo, resident: Sikandra. - We were sitting in the bus from Kanpur to Noida Parichowk. I was not sleeping, I was using the phone. When I reached near Mathura, an accident had happened. About five buses were on fire. Meanwhile, the bus coming from behind hit our bus. Due to which our bus also got stuck in the middle. Seeing this, we all broke the window and jumped out to save our lives. When our bus reached, ambulances were present at the spot, the ambulances took us to the hospital. -Satveer, resident: Hardoi. I had woken up some time before the incident, I saw my mobile taken out and was about to put it in my pocket when suddenly I felt a shock and I fell face down. By the time we could understand, the incident had already happened. As soon as we regained our composure, there was a second blow and after some time, a third blow. As soon as we saw this, we all jumped out of the windows. Our bus was fifth, there were buses behind it. I was lying in the grass on the roadside when our bus also caught fire. People helped a lot in getting out. Otherwise he probably wouldn't be alive today. When I saw the mobile, it was 3.36 o'clock. The incident happened after a few minutes. -Alok Tiwari, Resident: Kanpur.
Boarded the bus in Gorakhpur and was going to Chandigarh. Was sleeping deeply at the time of the incident. Suddenly there was a loud banging sound. I woke up as soon as I got a shock. Our bus was number three. The bus ahead of us caught fire. I saw two people burning in a government bus, I saw one person burning in a car. People were helping each other. Those who could not escape were burnt to death. -Ramdayal, resident: Deoria.