Mathura, Feb 27 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 40 others injured in a road accident involving a passenger bus that took place on the Yamuna Expressway.
The double-decker bus was going from Delhi to Bihar when it hit a divider and overturned on Sunday night.
The injured have been sent to the district hospital where they are undergoing treatment.
District Magistrate Mathura, Pulkit Khare, said that the accident happened near the milestone 88.
The bus had started the journey from Narela and was headed for Darbhanga in Bihar.
There was a long jam on the busy expressway after the accident.
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According to the police, the children had gone to take bath in the pond located between Methan and Sarawan villages. The deceased, all aged between five and 10 years, were the children of farm labourers working in the area. After the local people informed the police about the incident, the latter fished out the bodies with the help of firemen and divers. Th