Four killed, several injured in Noida road accident

At least four people were killed and several others were injured when a speeding truck collided with a bus carrying the employees of Motherson Company in Noida on Monday morning.

Noida Deputy Superintendent of Police Raj Kumar Mishra said the truck was loaded with cement.

"There was an accident between a truck and a bus. The bus was carrying passengers of the Motherson Company. Around 12 people are injured and four people have died on the spot," added Mishra.

Locals said the ambulances arrived at the accident spot an hour late, as officials of Ghaziabad and Delhi kept blaming one another.

"We have been asking for ambulance right from morning but the responsibility was constantly being shifted from Ghaziabad to Delhi and from Delhi to Ghaziabad. It has been more than an hour but there is no sight of any ambulance as yet," said Satyendra, a local.

The injured have been admitted to different hospitals in Noida.

The conditions of three patients, who are in the ICU, is said to be critical. According to the doctors, the rest are being treated and will be discharged shortly.