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43 injured in two bus crashes on Agra-Lucknow Expressway
Forty-three passengers were injured in two separate bus accidents on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Unnao early Sunday. Hindustan Times reports the first crash occurred around 4:45 am near Devkhari village when a…
The Story in Brief
Forty-three passengers were injured in two separate bus accidents on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Unnao early Sunday. Hindustan Times reports the first crash occurred around 4:45 am near Devkhari village when a Delhi-Gonda bus driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and rear-ended a truck. Eight people were hurt. About 15 minutes later, a second bus from Delhi to Lucknow overturned near Shadipur village after its driver is also said to have dozed off. The bus broke through a crash barrier and fell 15 feet into a ditch, injuring 35 people, including the driver and conductor.
The Indian Opinion
The Agra-Lucknow Expressway is a showcase road, but driver fatigue remains the ignored passenger. Blaming tired drivers is easy, but where are the mandatory rest stops with beds and checking of logbooks on these high-speed corridors? The state must enforce duty-hour limits for private bus operators, or the concrete will keep collecting blood. A simple test: how many of the 32 seriously injured passengers can prove their driver had slept in the previous six hours?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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