Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Two killed in auto-rickshaw-ambulance collision in UP's Budaun
A serious crash happened in Budaun, a place in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Two vehicles hit each other head-on, meaning they crashed into each other from opposite directions.
One vehicle was an ambulance that was driving very fast.
The other was a small three-wheeled taxi called an auto-rickshaw.
Sadly, two people in the auto-rickshaw died.
One was a 30-year-old man named Yunus.
The other was a young man whose name the police did not know yet.
Two other passengers in the auto-rickshaw, Afsana and Sabina, were badly hurt.
The crash happened on a highway in the morning, and the police are looking into it.
Two people died and two others were injured in a head-on collision between an auto-rickshaw and a speeding ambulance in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh.
The accident occurred on the Budaun-Moradabad Highway on Tuesday morning, police said.
The dead included Yunus (30), a resident of Bareilly district, and an unidentified young man travelling in the auto-rickshaw.
Auto-rickshaw passengers Afsana and Sabina sustained serious injuries in the crash.
Police described the ambulance as speeding at the time of the collision.
- Who
- Yunus (30) of Bareilly district and an unidentified young man were killed; Afsana and Sabina were seriously injured.
- What
- A head-on collision between an auto-rickshaw and a speeding ambulance.
- When
- Tuesday morning, as reported on August 18.
- Where
- Budaun-Moradabad Highway in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The ambulance was reported to be speeding; police have not given an official cause.
- Fatalities
- 2
- Injured
- 2
- Vehicles involved
- Auto-rickshaw and ambulance
- Location
- Budaun-Moradabad Highway, Budaun, Uttar Pradesh
- Deceased
- Yunus (30) of Bareilly and an unidentified young man
- Injured passengers
- Afsana and Sabina
- Notable factor
- Police said the ambulance was speeding