Yamuna Expressway Bus Accident: CM Yogi Adityanath Orders Probe into UP Mishap That Left 29 Passengers Dead

Lucknow, July 8: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday ordered a probe into the bus accident on the Yamuna Expressway. Twenty-nine people were killed and 18 injured after a state-run bus skidded off the Yamuna Expressway and fell into a large drain in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, officials said. Agra: Speeding Janrath Bus Falls From Yamuna Expressway Into Drain, 29 Dead & Several Injured.

"An inquiry by a committee comprising Transport Commissioner, Divisional Commissioner and IG, Agra, has been ordered by CM Adityanath to investigate the incident in 24 hours," Additional Chief Secretary, Information, Awanish Awasthi said. The committee will report on the cause of the accident and also recommend measures to avoid such incidents in the future, he said.