Five Die In Accident On Yamuna Expressway In Greater Noida, CM Yogi Expresses Grief

Two others in the car at the time of the accident were hospitalised with injuries.

Updated on: 12 May 2022 5:53 am

Five persons died in a road accident on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida on Thursday morning around 5 am, according to the police.

The police said the dead included four persons from Maharashtra and one from Karnataka. Two more people were in the car who were hospitalised with injuries.

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the incident on Twitter and directed Gautam Buddh Nagar district officials to ensure proper treatment to those injured.

#UPCM @myogiadityanath ने ग्रेटर नोएडा के यमुना एक्सप्रेस-वे पर हुई दो वाहनों की टक्कर में लोगों की मृत्यु पर गहरा शोक प्रकट किया है।

मुख्यमंत्री जी ने दिवंगत आत्माओं की शांति की कामना करते हुए शोक संतप्त परिजनों के प्रति संवेदना व्यक्त की है।
— CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) May 12, 2022

"The seven people were in a Mahindra Bolero. They were on the way from Agra towards Noida when their car hit a dumper truck from the rear side near Jewar toll plaza," a Gautam Buddh Nagar police spokesperson said.

The offocial added that the dumper truck has been impounded by the police.

Adityanath said in a second tweet, "The Chief Minister has directed district officials to provide proper treatment to the injured."

(With PTI inputs)