According to Barabanki SP Arpit Vijayvargiya, a total of eight people were travelling in the car, of which six have died; meanwhile, the other two have been referred to a higher health centre for better treatment.
Police said the car, driven by Joseph from Alangulam in Tenkasi district, was returning to Chennai after attending a wedding in Tenkasi when it collided with the bus, which had broken down and was standing without warning lights.
The Pune Police have moved an application in the sessions court in Pune, challenging the Juvenile Justice Board's (JJB) decision to reject their plea to try the 17-year-old accused in the fatal Porsche car crash as an adult, said Special Public Prosecutor Shishir Hiray on Wednesday.
State Transport Commissioner CH Nagaraju said that the accident happened out of pure negligence on the part of the driver and his attendant. The preliminary information reveals that the driver was being trained by the person sitting next to him.
Eight people were killed after a vehicle carrying 13 passengers met with an accident near the Suni bridge in Muwani town of Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district, a police officer said on Tuesday.
In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in an accident in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones in the mishap. May the injured recover soon."
In Delhi's Narela, a Maruti Baleno collided with a bike and an e-rickshaw, injuring three people who are now stable. The driver fled, abandoning the car. Delhi Police are investigating and searching for the driver.
In a tragic incident, five people lost their lives when a car returning from a wedding procession lost control and crashed near Majhila Police Station in Hardoi district in the early hours of Saturday, officials reported.