Etah Road Accident: 4 Dead, 11 Injured As Canter Rams Stationary Bus in Uttar Pradesh (Watch Video)
At least four people were killed and 11 others were injured after a speeding canter truck rammed into a stationary Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus near Keelar Mau village in Etah district on Friday. The bus had been halted on the roadside for repairs when the collision occurred, triggering a pile-up involving another truck, officials said.
Etah, July 3: Four people were killed and 11 others sustained injuries after a speeding canter truck rammed into a stationary roadways bus near Keelar Mau village under the Bagwala Police Station area in Etah district, officials said on Friday. The accident took place when the state transport bus, which had pulled over on the roadside for repairs, was struck from behind by a canter, triggering a pile-up involving a third truck.
Upon receiving information about the pile-up, senior police and administrative officials, including the District Magistrate (DM) and the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), rushed to the spot to oversee rescue operations. The victims were immediately rushed to the Etah Medical College. UP Road Accident: 8 Dead, Several Injured in Ambedkar Nagar After Bike Crash Triggers Second Accident During Rescue Efforts (Watch Video).
Canter Crashes Into Stationary Bus in Etah
Etah, Uttar Pradesh: Five people were killed and several others injured after a speeding canter truck rammed into a stationary Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus near Kilar Mau in the Bagwala police station area of Etah. The Etah Depot bus was on its way from Farrukhabad to Delhi when it… pic.twitter.com/idsuYzbMT8
— IANS (@ians_india) July 2, 2026
Providing details on the casualty figures and the nature of the accident, Etah District Magistrate Arvind Singh stated that those standing outside the vehicle bore the brunt of the impact. "A roadways bus was being repaired on the roadside near Keelar Mau village. A confusion between the bus, a canter, and a truck caused a collision between the three. The passengers sitting inside the bus did not receive serious injuries, but the passengers standing outside the bus were critically injured," DM Arvind Singh said.
"Sixteen people were brought to the hospital, where doctors declared four of them brought dead. Out of the remaining injured individuals, one patient is currently in incubation and is being stabilised in a special ICU. Eleven others are injured and undergoing treatment, but they are out of danger," the District Magistrate added. Kannauj Road Accident: 2 Dead, Several Trapped As Coal-Laden Truck Runs Amok in Uttar Pradesh; Rescue Operations On (Watch Video).
Visuals from the spot showed significant damage to the vehicles involved, with debris scattered across the highway. According to preliminary police investigations, the collision was triggered when the canter driver failed to negotiate the stationary bus, hitting both the vehicle and the passengers who had stepped out onto the road while the repairs were underway. Further legal and administrative proceedings are currently underway.
(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)
