New Delhi:

5 individuals had been killed in a car-bus collision on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura, the police stated on Monday. 

The incident came about in Mathura’s Mahavan when the automotive — a Maruti Suzuki Swift — crashed into the bus, which had hit a divider after the driving force misplaced management.

Each autos caught fireplace after the collision and a staff of firefighters was known as in to douse the hearth.

The passengers on the bus managed to flee, whereas the 5 automotive occupants had been charred to loss of life, a senior police official stated.

“Preliminary investigation means that the bus misplaced management and hit the divider after its tyre burst. The automotive coming from behind hit the bus and each autos caught fireplace,” Shailesh Pandey, Senior Superintendent of Police, Mathura, stated.

“One of many victims has been recognized and we are attempting to establish different passengers,” he added.

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The bus was reportedly en path to Noida from Agra.