Uttar Pradesh Rains: Portion of Service Road on Agra-Lucknow Expressway Caves in, SUV Gets Stuck in Trough

A portion of the service road of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway caved in amid continuous heavy rains on Wednesday morning.

Accident on Agra-Lucknow Expressway (Image credits: ANI)

Lucknow, August 1: A portion of the service road of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway caved in amid continuous heavy rains on Wednesday morning. According to reports, an SUV carrying four passengers fell into a trough created by the service lane cave-in.

According to reports, the road cave-in created a 50-feet trough on the expressway that was inaugurated in 2016. While the passengers in the car have been rescued, the car has suffered damages.

Reports say that the car was coming from Mumbai and going to Kannauj. The accident happened near Agra.

Meanwhile, in Lucknow, classrooms of a government school near Chief Minister's House were waterlogged following heavy rainfall in the city. Students said, "School was closed for past few days because of severe water logging in the entire building. Classes were resumed today after situation improved."

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Aug 01, 2018 01:39 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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