The driver of the truck also died, while the conductor fractured his left arm and the mechanics were left with serious injuries, said Mr. Gahlot. Mr. Gupta alleged that the bus and the staff had been waiting on the road for hours before the accident happened. Mr. Gupta denied this. Later, addressing journalists, Mr. Gupta said the government had not been willing to “learn a lesson” from the incident. We were only asking them to follow their own compensation policy,” he said.

Source: The Hindu August 11, 2017 20:26 UTC