Hardoi Horror: Double-Decker Bus Carrying 70 Passengers Overturns in Uttar Pradesh (Watch Video)

In a harrowing incident in Hardoi, a bustling district in Uttar Pradesh, India, chaos ensued as a double-decker bus veered off the road, plunging into a ditch and overturning. The calamity left over a dozen passengers injured, prompting a swift response from emergency services. Eyewitnesses recounted the terrifying scene as the bus lost control on a winding road, its momentum sending it careening into the roadside ditch. Approximately 70 passengers were onboard during the time of the crash. 

Hardoi: A double-decker bus overturned in a ditch, injuring over a dozen passengers. The injured were immediately admitted to the hospital. pic.twitter.com/FsKjHAHi18

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The abrupt impact caused the towering vehicle to flip onto its side, trapping passengers inside and scattering belongings in disarray. Local authorities and rescue teams rushed to the scene, where a frantic effort ensued to extricate the injured from the mangled wreckage. With ambulances on standby, the wounded were swiftly transported to nearby medical facilities for urgent treatment. A large crowd of villagers from surrounding villages gathered at the scene after the accident.