Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): A bus in Uttar Pradesh that crashed killing nine passengers on Saturday was operating on a route it was not approved to run.
The route is not designated for contracted passenger buses between Lucknow and Pilibhit and it is also a Red Corridor route.
The bus was running on the nationalized route of the Transport Corporation on which ordinary contracted buses are prohibited - which means only buses owned by the Transport Corporation can operate on the route.
The contracted bus number UP 27T 9304 of Pilibhit depot was contracted for the non-nationalized route in the year 2016.
The malpractice was going on with the connivance of the officials, according to reports.
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Dharraj Sahu, managing director of the Transport Corporation, has issued orders for a detailed inquiry into the Pilibhit bus accident. The Chief Principal Manager (Operations) PR Belvariyar said that whether Lucknow-Bareilly is a nationalized route or not, it is being seen.
If it is a red corridor route, then the contracted buses cannot operate on it. If this is happening then it is absolutely wrong. Action will be taken against officials.
Nine people lost their lives and over 30 were injured when the bus collided with a car in the Puranpur area.
The bus was going to Pilibhit from Lucknow, and the car was coming from Puraipur.
