New Delhi: The Tragic Incident took place after eighteen people died and several others were injured after a sleeper bus going from Sitamarhi in Bihar to Delhi rammed into a milk container under Behtamujawar PS on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Unnao.


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased in the mishap in Unnao while the injured would be given Rs. 50,000.




The incident occurred when a double-decker bus going from Bihar to Delhi hit a milk tanker at around 05:15 AM on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway under the Behtamujawar PS area.


After receiving the information about the incident, police reached the spot, took out all the injured and admitted them to CHC Bangarmau for treatment and the necessary action is being taken,  Behtamujawar Police said.


Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognizance of the road accident in the Unnao district and expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased. Chief Minister instructed the officials to reach the spot immediately and expedite the relief work.