Six injured as mini bus overturns on Noida expressway

Noida: As many as six people sustained injuries when a mini bus they were travelling in overturned on the Noida-Greater Noida expressway on Tuesday morning

Noida: As many as six people sustained injuries when a mini bus they were travelling in overturned on the Noida-Greater Noida expressway on Tuesday morning. The accident, which took place around 10am near the Chhaproli cut, caused a traffic disruption for nearly half an hour, police said.

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According to police officials, the mini bus, Traveller, had started from Pari Chowk with over 10 passengers and was going to Noida. “The vehicle was speeding. Near the Chhaproli cut, the driver tried to overtake another vehicle but he lost control of it and the mini bus overturned. Six people, two women and four men, sustained injuries. No other vehicle got involved in the accident,” said Yatendra Kumar, station house officer, expressway police station.

The passengers of the vehicle called the police helpline to inform about the accident after which a team rushed to the spot. The injured were taken to a private hospital in sector 137, Kumar said, adding that none of the passengers had serious injuries.

So far, no complaint has been filed in the case, police said.

According to police, the accident caused traffic disruption on the Noida-Greater Noida expressway for about half an hour during the peak hours. However, the normal traffic resumed after the vehicle was removed from the spot, said police.