As many as 11 people were killed after a high tension electricity wire fell on an Uttarakhand roadways bus in Uttar Pradeshs Saharanpur District today.
Lucknow, Aug 12 : As many as 11 people were killed after a high tension electricity wire fell on an Uttarakhand roadways bus in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur District today.
About 40 passengers were seriously injured in the incident that happened near Deoband at around 12.30 pm.
The bus was on its way to Roorkee from Deoband, police said.
The injured have been admitted to the district hospital, where the condition of many passengers was stated to be critical.
According to Saharanpur Division Commissioner R P Shukla, the bus was parked on the side of the road when it came in contact with 11,000 KV wire, following which the bus caught fire with passengers inside.
"10 people were killed on the spot," said Shukla.
"There was smoke everywhere," said Sakina, a passenger, who managed to escape unhurt.
A junior engineer of the State Power Supply utility has been suspended for negligence, said Shukla.
The State Government has announced a compensation of rupees hundred thousand each to the family of the dead and rupees 25 thousand each to the injured.
ANI